Raynor
Raynor is an English surname which was first found in the historic county of Yorkshire and was brought to England after the Norman Conquest as Reyner. The name Reyner either derived from the Old Norse Ragnar meaning 'counsel' or the Gallo-Roman Reginorum meaning 'royalty'.
Meaning & Origin of Raynor
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Raynor is an English surname which was first found in the historic county of Yorkshire and was brought to England after the Norman Conquest as Reyner. The name Reyner either derived from the Old Norse Ragnar meaning 'counsel' or the Gallo-Roman Reginorum meaning 'royalty'.
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The Story of Raynor
American parents first put Raynor on the record books as a baby boy name in 1911, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 24 Raynors were born — ranking #4,229 that year. About 20% of every Raynor on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Raynor ranks #6,705 for baby boys with 12 births, falling sharply (-37%). All told, over 572 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Raynor
Raynor is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 572 births in the dataset. Raynor's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #1,537. Use the chart and map above to compare Raynor'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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