Rayner
Rayner is more commonly a surname.
Meaning & Origin of Rayner
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rayner is more commonly a surname.
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The Story of Rayner
Rayner first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1918, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 26 Rayners were born — ranking #4,163 that year. As of 2026, Rayner ranks #4,163 for baby boys with 26 births, rising sharply (+47% over the past five years). In total, more than 392 Rayners have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Rayner
Rayner is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 392 births in the dataset. Rayner's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,671. Use the chart and map above to compare Rayner'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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