Rainey
- #2,368 for girls in 2025, 76 births
- Last seen for boys in 2024 at #10,938
- Given to girls 82.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2022 · 90 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 2,182since 1914
Rainey over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,368 | 76 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,347 | 78 | #10,938 | 6 |
| 2023 | #2,397 | 75 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,123 | 90 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,251 | 82 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,376 | 74 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,856 | 58 | #10,803 | 6 |
| 2018 | #3,201 | 50 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,744 | 62 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,829 | 60 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,533 | 44 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,486 | 45 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | #3,314 | 48 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,782 | 41 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,781 | 40 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,256 | 50 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,298 | 50 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,831 | 63 | — | |
| 2007 | #3,428 | 48 | — | |
| 2006 | #4,165 | 35 | — | |
| 2005 | #3,212 | 48 | — | |
| 2004 | #3,689 | 39 | #9,948 | 6 |
| 2003 | #3,131 | 47 | #8,643 | 7 |
| 2002 | #2,888 | 51 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,549 | 37 | #7,536 | 8 |
| 2000 | #2,672 | 55 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,804 | 31 | #6,530 | 9 |
| 1998 | #3,068 | 41 | #9,631 | 5 |
| 1997 | #3,105 | 38 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,672 | 46 | #6,496 | 8 |
| 1995 | #2,977 | 39 | #7,792 | 6 |
| 1994 | #3,302 | 34 | #7,770 | 6 |
| 1993 | #4,257 | 24 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #4,236 | 24 | #6,670 | 7 |
| 1991 | #2,935 | 39 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #3,523 | 30 | — | |
| 1989 | #3,402 | 30 | — | |
| 1988 | #5,065 | 16 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #3,857 | 22 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #4,186 | 19 | — | |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | — | |
| 1984 | #5,222 | 13 | — | |
| 1983 | #5,148 | 13 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #5,911 | 11 | — | |
| 1981 | #4,344 | 17 | — | |
| 1980 | #3,719 | 21 | — | |
| 1979 | #4,842 | 14 | — | |
| 1978 | #3,924 | 18 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #4,652 | 14 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,963 | 16 | — | |
| 1975 | #4,141 | 15 | — | |
| 1974 | #3,558 | 18 | — | |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 | — | |
| 1972 | #5,480 | 9 | #4,441 | 6 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | — | |
| 1970 | #4,038 | 14 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | #5,974 | 7 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | #3,365 | 7 |
| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #4,494 | 9 | — | |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | — | #3,646 | 6 | |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #3,305 | 7 |
| 1961 | — | — | ||
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #3,665 | 6 |
| 1959 | #4,300 | 9 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #3,747 | 11 | #2,642 | 10 |
| 1957 | — | #3,257 | 7 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,798 | 9 | |
| 1955 | — | — | ||
| 1954 | — | — | ||
| 1953 | — | — | ||
| 1952 | — | — | ||
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | #2,662 | 9 |
| 1950 | — | #2,111 | 13 | |
| 1949 | — | — | ||
| 1948 | — | — | ||
| 1947 | — | #3,733 | 5 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,534 | 9 | |
| 1945 | — | — | ||
| 1944 | — | #2,467 | 9 | |
| 1943 | — | — | ||
| 1942 | — | #3,560 | 5 | |
| 1941 | — | — | ||
| 1940 | — | #2,478 | 9 | |
| 1939 | — | #3,113 | 6 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,479 | 9 | |
| 1937 | — | — | ||
| 1936 | — | #3,147 | 6 | |
| 1935 | — | #3,252 | 6 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,563 | 9 | |
| 1933 | — | #3,268 | 6 | |
| 1932 | — | #3,776 | 5 | |
| 1931 | — | #3,763 | 5 | |
| 1930 | — | #3,592 | 6 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,452 | 11 | |
| 1928 | — | #4,151 | 5 | |
| 1927 | — | #3,780 | 6 | |
| 1926 | — | #4,201 | 5 | |
| 1925 | — | #3,741 | 6 | |
| 1924 | — | #3,260 | 8 | |
| 1923 | — | #3,467 | 7 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,630 | 11 | |
| 1921 | — | — | ||
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #2,459 | 12 |
| 1919 | — | #3,391 | 7 | |
| 1918 | — | #3,728 | 6 | |
| 1917 | — | #3,981 | 5 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,543 | 10 | |
| 1915 | — | #3,082 | 7 | |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #2,651 | 7 |
| 1913 | — | #1,803 | 10 | |
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | #1,345 | 5 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
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| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1914
The first year at least five girls were named Rainey! It came in at #3,618, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1914–1950, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Rainey is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Missouri#811 · 1 in 4,050
- Washington#915 · 1 in 4,810
- Arizona#1,040 · 1 in 5,644
- Texas#1,790 · 1 in 13,379
Best ever in a state: #478 in Arkansas, 2000.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | #811 | 6 | 1 in 4,050 |
| Washington | #915 | 6 | 1 in 4,810 |
| Arizona | #1,040 | 5 | 1 in 5,644 |
| Texas | #1,790 | 12 | 1 in 13,379 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Illinois | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Michigan | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| New York | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Ohio | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Rainey
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 21 spots since 2024 (#2,347 → #2,368)
- 8 spots since 2020 (#2,376 → #2,368)
Rise & fade · girls
108 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1914
- Peaked 2022 at #2,123 (90 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 18,224
- Highest: 1 in 18,224 girls born in 2022 were named Rainey (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 21,148 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 22.8% of all girls named Rainey (498) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1969
- Mostly boys until 1968, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #3,618 (1914) | #3,618 |
| 1920s | 5 | #4,975 (1920) | #4,975 |
| 1930s | 0 | — | — |
| 1940s | 0 | — | — |
| 1950s | 26 | #3,747 (1958) | #4,293 |
| 1960s | 51 | #4,494 (1965) | #5,876 |
| 1970s | 134 | #3,558 (1974) | #4,668 |
| 1980s | 169 | #3,402 (1989) | #4,917 |
| 1990s | 346 | #2,672 (1996) | #3,388 |
| 2000s | 473 | #2,672 (2000) | #3,286 |
| 2010s | 498 | #2,744 (2017) | #3,278 |
| 2020s | 475 | #2,123 (2022) | #2,310 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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