US rank #999 Girls' name Peak 2011 12,162 births

Raina — #999 US girls' name

12,162 babies named Raina in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#999
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 94% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Raina was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

375 babies were named Raina in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raina

The Social Security Administration has registered 12,162 babies named Raina between 1946 and 2024, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raina currently holds the #999 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 375 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raina performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 3,254 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Raina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,320 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Raina in 41 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raina 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 12,162 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.

Raina at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

12,162

Since 1946

79 years of records

Peak year

2011

375 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#999

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1946

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 2024

Raina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1946

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2011)
375
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
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Raina by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
3,254 births that decade — 27% of Raina's all-time total
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Raina by state

Where Raina concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Raina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,320 10.9%
#2 New York
853 7.0%
#3 Texas
677 5.6%
#4 Florida
584 4.8%
#5 Pennsylvania
535 4.4%
#6 Michigan
430 3.5%
#7 Illinois
424 3.5%
#8 Ohio
414 3.4%
California share of Raina's total US births 10.9%
Even split

1,320 of 12,162 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.

Raina appears in 41 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raina?
12,162 babies have been named Raina since 1946. It currently ranks #999 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 375 births.
When was Raina most popular?
Raina was most popular in the 2010s decade with 3,254 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Raina most popular?
The top states for the name Raina are California (1,320 births), New York (853 births), Texas (677 births).
How long has the name Raina been used?
Raina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 79 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Raina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rain, Raine, Raizy, Rainey, 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, 1946–2024 (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.