Rainey
Girl name · #2369 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 76 baby girls were named Rainey, placing it at #2369 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3533, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 23,684 girls born in 2025 was named Rainey.
The 111-year story
Rainey first appears in the Social Security records in 1914, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 90 babies and a rank of #2123. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Rainey per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Rainey in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Rainey is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Rainey will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Rainey is most common
State-level data for Rainey is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Rainey
Statistically, parents drawn to Rainey tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ramsey, Rooney, Chesney, Delainey, and Wesley.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Rainey | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 76 | #2368 |
| 2024 | 78 | #2347 |
| 2023 | 75 | #2397 |
| 2022 | 90 | #2123 |
| 2021 | 82 | #2251 |
| 2020 | 74 | #2376 |
| 2019 | 58 | #2856 |
| 2018 | 50 | #3201 |
| 2017 | 62 | #2744 |
| 2016 | 60 | #2829 |
| 2015 | 44 | #3533 |
| 2014 | 45 | #3486 |
| 2013 | 48 | #3314 |
| 2012 | 41 | #3782 |
| 2011 | 40 | #3781 |
| 2010 | 50 | #3256 |
| 2009 | 50 | #3298 |
| 2008 | 63 | #2831 |
| 2007 | 48 | #3428 |
| 2006 | 35 | #4165 |
| 2005 | 48 | #3212 |
| 2004 | 39 | #3689 |
| 2003 | 47 | #3131 |
| 2002 | 51 | #2888 |
| 2001 | 37 | #3549 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Rainey a popular girl name?
Rainey ranked #2369 among girls in 2025 with 76 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3533.
When was the name Rainey most popular?
Rainey peaked in 2022, when 90 American girls received the name (ranked #2123 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Rainey?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 23,684 newborn American girls was named Rainey. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.