Rayn
Girl name · #4938 in 2025 · Very rare
Rayn is currently the #4938 girl name in the United States — 27 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #6036, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 66,667 girls born in 2025 was named Rayn.
The 31-year story
Rayn first appears in the Social Security records in 1994, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 37 babies and a rank of #3984. 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 Rayn per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Rayn in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Rayn is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Rayn will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Rayn is most common
State-level data for Rayn 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 Rayn
Statistically, parents drawn to Rayn tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Raevyn, Roan, Rozlyn, Mailyn, and Masyn.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Rayn | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #4878 |
| 2024 | 29 | #4669 |
| 2023 | 37 | #3984 |
| 2022 | 28 | #4793 |
| 2021 | 34 | #4167 |
| 2020 | 20 | #5850 |
| 2019 | 29 | #4653 |
| 2018 | 25 | #5152 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6044 |
| 2016 | 21 | #5985 |
| 2015 | 21 | #6036 |
| 2014 | 24 | #5456 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8135 |
| 2012 | 21 | #6110 |
| 2011 | 24 | #5543 |
| 2010 | 23 | #5771 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7066 |
| 2008 | 33 | #4550 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6093 |
| 2006 | 24 | #5545 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7500 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5555 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7207 |
| 2002 | 23 | #5086 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5570 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Rayn a popular girl name?
Rayn ranked #4938 among girls in 2025 with 27 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6036.
When was the name Rayn most popular?
Rayn peaked in 2023, when 37 American girls received the name (ranked #3984 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Rayn?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 66,667 newborn American girls was named Rayn. 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.