Recorded 2003–2023 Boys' name Peak 2003 20 births

Raines — boys' name

20 babies named Raines in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s82010s52020s7
2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Raines was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

8 babies were named Raines in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raines

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Raines between 2003 and 2023, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Raines currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raines performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Raines shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raines 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 20 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.

Raines at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

20

Since 2003

21 years of records

Peak year

2003

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2003

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2023

Raines popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2003

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2003)
8
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
456789 202320102003 8

Raines by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
8 births that decade — 40% of Raines's all-time total
2000s82010s52020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raines?
20 babies have been named Raines since 2003. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2003 with 8 births.
When was Raines most popular?
Raines was most popular in the 2000s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Raines been used?
Raines has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 21 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Raines?
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.

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, 2003–2023 (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.