Raijin
Raijin is a name with a single cultural origin: Japanese Mythology.
- Japanese Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Raijin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Raijin is a name with a single cultural origin: Japanese Mythology.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese Mythology
The Story of Raijin
American parents first put Raijin on the record books as a baby boy name in 2021, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 7 Raijins were born — ranking #9,752 that year. Raijin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 12 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2020s to the 2020s.
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About the name Raijin
Raijin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2021 and has accumulated 12 births in the dataset. Raijin's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #9,752. Use the chart and map above to compare Raijin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.