Girls' name · since 1971
Rainbow
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 606 babies named Rainbow, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,493 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,631 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 606
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rainbow currently ranks #6631 among girls' names in America, with 606 babies recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rainbow has been recorded 606 times among girls since 1971, currently ranked #6631 nationally and more common than 62% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #10,493 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,631 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 606 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rainbow ranks #10,493 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,631 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 606 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,493 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,631 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 606
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rainbow's 606 recorded births place it above 85.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Rainbow compares
606 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Rainbow's all-time total is 61% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rainbow | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 606 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rainbow's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rainbow splits its recorded history at 1999: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rainbow popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Rainbow by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (152 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Rainbow's strongest decade.
152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Rainbow births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
112 births
- 1980s
1980s
130 births
- 1990s 48
1990s
48 births
- 2000s 54
2000s
54 births
- 2010s
2010s
152 births
- 2020s
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 152 births (25% of all-time use).
How Rainbow 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 Rainbow's total volume
Rainbow by state
Where Rainbow concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 36 | 5.9% |
36 of 606 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rainbow's data
- Rainbow's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (152 total births) through the 2020s (110) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rainbows (36 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 Rainbow: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Rainbow 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.