Boys' name · since 2015

Rainan

Rainan has 10 recorded births since 2015 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#35,462 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 2015
2010s
peak decade

Rainan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 10 have been recorded since 2015.

Social Security Administration records show Rainan recorded 10 times among boys since 2015, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 2015 to 2016.

  • #35,462 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 10 born since 2015
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rainan ranks #35,462 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 2015, peaking in the 2010s.

#35,462 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 2015
2010s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Rainan's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Rainan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Rainan splits its recorded history at 2016: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2015 (5 births).

Rainan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2016

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2015)
5
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
5 20152016 5

Rainan by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).

2010s was Rainan's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Rainan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rainan?
10 babies have been named Rainan since 2015. All-time, it sits at #35,462 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2015 with 5 births.
Where does Rainan sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rainan ranks #35,462 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rainan most popular?
Rainan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Rainan been used?
Rainan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 2 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Rainan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raiden, Rainer, Rain, Rainier, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rainan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2015–2016 (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 Rainan 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.