Recorded 1949–1951 Girls' name Peak 1949 38 births

Rainell — girls' name

38 babies named Rainell in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s241950s14
1940s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Rainell was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

24 babies were named Rainell in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rainell

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Rainell between 1949 and 1951, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rainell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rainell performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rainell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rainell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rainell 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 38 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.

Rainell at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

38

Since 1949

3 years of records

Peak year

1949

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1949

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1951

Rainell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1949

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1949)
24
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
0510152025 195119501949 24

Rainell by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
24 births that decade — 63% of Rainell's all-time total
1940s241950s14

Rainell by state

Where Rainell concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rainell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
8 21.1%
Michigan share of Rainell's total US births 21.1%

8 of 38 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rainell?
38 babies have been named Rainell since 1949. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1949 with 24 births.
When was Rainell most popular?
Rainell was most popular in the 1940s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
Where is Rainell most popular?
The top states for the name Rainell are Michigan (8 births).
How long has the name Rainell been used?
Rainell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 3 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Rainell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raina, Rain, Raine, Raizy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1949–1951 (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.