Rainer
Rainer is a German male given name.
Meaning & Origin of Rainer
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rainer is a German male given name.
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The Story of Rainer
Rainer first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1955, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 53 Rainers were born — ranking #2,444 that year. As of 2026, Rainer ranks #2,643 for baby boys with 50 births, holding steady (+3%). In total, more than 1K Rainers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Rainer
Rainer is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Rainer's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #1,730. Use the chart and map above to compare Rainer'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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