US rank #6683 Girls' name Peak 2014 1,015 births

Rainy — #6683 US girls' name

1,015 babies named Rainy in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s261970s1111980s1121990s1792000s2442010s2392020s104
#6683
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 62% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Rainy was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

31 babies were named Rainy in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rainy

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,015 babies named Rainy between 1963 and 2024, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rainy currently holds the #6683 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rainy performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 244 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Rainy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Oklahoma. In total, SSA state-level files list Rainy in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rainy 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 1,015 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.

Rainy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,015

Since 1963

62 years of records

Peak year

2014

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,683

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1963

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rainy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1963

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
31
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Rainy by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
244 births that decade — 24% of Rainy's all-time total
1960s261970s1111980s1121990s1792000s2442010s2392020s104

Rainy by state

Where Rainy concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Rainy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
35 3.4%
#2 California
5 0.5%
#3 Oklahoma
5 0.5%
Texas share of Rainy's total US births 3.4%
Even split

35 of 1,015 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rainy?
1,015 babies have been named Rainy since 1963. It currently ranks #6683 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 31 births.
When was Rainy most popular?
Rainy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 244 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Rainy most popular?
The top states for the name Rainy are Texas (35 births), California (5 births), Oklahoma (5 births).
How long has the name Rainy been used?
Rainy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 62 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rainy?
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.

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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, 1963–2024 (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.