Girls' name · since 1946
Raina
Raina has 12,453 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,460 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #914 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,453
- born since 1946
- 2010s
- peak decade
Raina currently ranks #914 among girls' names in America, with 12,453 babies recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Raina recorded 12,453 times among girls since 1946, holding rank #914 nationally today, ahead of 95% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2025.
- #1,460 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #914 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 12,453 born since 1946
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raina ranks #1,460 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #914 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 12,453 born since 1946, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,460 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #914 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,453
- born since 1946
- 2010s
- peak decade
Raina's 12,453 recorded births place it above 97.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Raina compares
12,453 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Raina's all-time total is 33x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12,453 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 375 | 21 | 19,840 |
Raina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Raina splits its recorded history at 1987: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1946 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 375 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Raina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 375
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Raina by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,256 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Raina's strongest decade.
3,256 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Raina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1950s 114
1950s
114 births
- 1960s 281
1960s
281 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,333 births
- 1980s 1,177
1980s
1,177 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,589 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,925 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,256 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,765 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,256 births (26% of all-time use).
How Raina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Raina's total volume
Raina by state
Where Raina concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,338 | 10.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 880 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 696 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 606 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 544 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 438 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 433 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 422 | 3.4% |
1,338 of 12,453 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Raina appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Raina's data
- Raina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,256 total births) through the 2020s (1,765) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rainas (1,338 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Raina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~79 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1946–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Raina draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.