Unisex name · since 1914
Rainey
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 2,182 babies named Rainey, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,449 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,369 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,182
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rainey is the #2369 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 2,182 recorded since 1914.
Rainey has 2,182 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2369 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #4,449 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,369 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,182 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rainey ranks #4,449 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,369 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,182 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,449 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,369 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,182
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rainey's 2,182 recorded births place it above 93.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rainey compares
2,182 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Rainey's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rainey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,182 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 90 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rainey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rainey splits its recorded history at 1991: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 90 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rainey popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 90
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Rainey popularity over time - boys
450 total births recorded since 1901 (Rainey as boys' name)
Rainey by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (498 births, 23% of the file).
2010s was Rainey's strongest decade.
498 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Rainey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 1960s 51
1960s
51 births
- 1970s 134
1970s
134 births
- 1980s 169
1980s
169 births
- 1990s
1990s
346 births
- 2000s
2000s
473 births
- 2010s
2010s
498 births
- 2020s
2020s
475 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 498 births (23% of all-time use).
How Rainey 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 Rainey's total volume
Rainey by state
Where Rainey concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 267 | 12.2% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 48 | 2.2% |
| #3 | California | | 37 | 1.7% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 28 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 22 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 18 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 11 | 0.5% |
267 of 2,182 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Rainey appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rainey's data
- Rainey's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (498 total births) through the 2020s (475) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Raineys (267 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Rainey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Rainey 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.