Boys' name · since 1955
Rainer
1,260 babies named Rainer in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,425 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,400 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,260
- born since 1955
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,260 babies have been named Rainer since 1955, making it today's #3400 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Rainer recorded 1,260 times among boys since 1955, holding rank #3400 nationally today, ahead of 76% of boys, 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 1955 to 2025.
- #4,425 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,400 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,260 born since 1955
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rainer ranks #4,425 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,400 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,260 born since 1955, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,425 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,400 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,260
- born since 1955
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rainer's 1,260 recorded births place it above 90.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Rainer compares
1,260 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Rainer's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rainer | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,260 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rainer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rainer's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 53, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rainer popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Rainer popularity over time - girls
16 total births recorded since 2009 (Rainer as girls' name)
Rainer by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (334 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Rainer's strongest decade.
334 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Rainer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 47
1950s
47 births
- 1960s
1960s
135 births
- 1970s 54
1970s
54 births
- 1980s 91
1980s
91 births
- 1990s 129
1990s
129 births
- 2000s
2000s
200 births
- 2010s
2010s
334 births
- 2020s
2020s
270 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 334 births (27% of all-time use).
How Rainer compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rainer's total volume
Rainer by state
Where Rainer concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 55 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 33 | 2.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 22 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
55 of 1,260 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Rainer's data
- Rainer's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (334 total births) through the 2020s (270) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rainers (55 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Rainer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1955–2025 (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 Rainer 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.