US rank #3232 Girls' name Peak 2005 1,618 births

Raena — #3232 US girls' name

1,618 babies named Raena in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s381970s1771980s1971990s2662000s3802010s3622020s193
#3232
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 82% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Raena was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

55 babies were named Raena in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raena

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,618 babies named Raena between 1959 and 2024, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raena currently holds the #3232 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raena performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 380 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Raena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 98 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Wisconsin. In total, SSA state-level files list Raena in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raena in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,618 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Raena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,618

Since 1959

66 years of records

Peak year

2005

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,232

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1959

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2024

Raena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1959

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
55
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
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Raena by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
380 births that decade — 23% of Raena's all-time total
1950s51960s381970s1771980s1971990s2662000s3802010s3622020s193

Raena by state

Where Raena concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Raena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
98 6.1%
#2 Florida
15 0.9%
#3 Wisconsin
14 0.9%
#4 Ohio
6 0.4%
#5 New York
5 0.3%
#6 Pennsylvania
5 0.3%
#7 Texas
5 0.3%
#8 Washington
5 0.3%
California share of Raena's total US births 6.1%
Even split

98 of 1,618 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raena?
1,618 babies have been named Raena since 1959. It currently ranks #3232 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 55 births.
When was Raena most popular?
Raena was most popular in the 2000s decade with 380 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Raena most popular?
The top states for the name Raena are California (98 births), Florida (15 births), Wisconsin (14 births).
How long has the name Raena been used?
Raena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 66 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Raena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raelynn, Raegan, Rae, Raelyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1959–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.