Unisex name · since 1956
Rainier
Rainier has 874 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,592 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,327 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 874
- born since 1956
- 2010s
- peak decade
874 babies have been named Rainier since 1956, making it today's #3327 unisex name.
Rainier has 874 recorded births among boys since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3327 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of boys, 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 1956 to 2025.
- #5,592 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,327 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 874 born since 1956
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rainier ranks #5,592 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,327 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 874 born since 1956, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,592 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,327 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 874
- born since 1956
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rainier's 874 recorded births place it above 87.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Rainier compares
874 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Rainier's all-time total is 137% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rainier | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 874 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rainier's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rainier's full recorded timeline at 1997, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rainier popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Rainier popularity over time - girls
46 total births recorded since 2015 (Rainier as girls' name)
Rainier by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (257 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Rainier's strongest decade.
257 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Rainier births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 56
1970s
56 births
- 1980s 100
1980s
100 births
- 1990s 95
1990s
95 births
- 2000s
2000s
126 births
- 2010s
2010s
257 births
- 2020s
2020s
217 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 257 births (29% of all-time use).
How Rainier 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 Rainier's total volume
Rainier by state
Where Rainier concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 92 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Washington | | 92 | 10.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Oregon | | 5 | 0.6% |
92 of 874 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Rainier's data
- Rainier's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (257 total births) through the 2020s (217) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rainiers (92 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 Rainier: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Rainier 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.