Rayne
Rayne is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Rayne
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rayne is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Rayne
As a girl name
American parents first put Rayne on the record books as a girl name in 1947, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 385 Raynes were born — ranking #733 that year. About 37% of every Rayne on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Rayne ranks #953 for girls with 273 births, gradually falling (-14%). All told, over 8K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Rayne as a boy name dates back to 1957, when 5 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 75 newborns named Rayne — #2,012 in the national rankings. About 33% of every Rayne on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Rayne ranks #2,116 for boys with 71 births, rising sharply (+32% over the past five years). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Rayne
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Rayne. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Rayne
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About the name Rayne
Rayne is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1947 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Rayne's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #733. Use the chart and map above to compare Rayne'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.