Raine
Raine is a given name and surname derived from any of several personal names. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Raine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Raine is a given name and surname derived from any of several personal names. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Raine
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Raine as a girl name dates back to 1954, when 5 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 164 newborns named Raine — #1,394 in the national rankings. About 32% of every Raine on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Raine ranks #1,473 for girls with 149 births, gradually rising (+11%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Raine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1981, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2005: 32 births, good for #3,171 nationwide. About 29% of every Raine on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Raine ranks #3,671 for boys with 31 births, rising sharply (+75% over the past five years). All told, over 637 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Raine
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Raine. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Raine
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About the name Raine
Raine is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1954 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Raine's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,372. Use the chart and map above to compare Raine'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 .
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