Unisex name · since 1947
Rayne
8,034 babies named Rayne in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,903 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #904 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,034
- born since 1947
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rayne is the #904 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 8,034 recorded since 1947.
Rayne has 8,034 recorded births among girls since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #904 as of the latest data, more common than 95% 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 1947 to 2025.
- #1,903 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #904 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,034 born since 1947
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayne ranks #1,903 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #904 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,034 born since 1947, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,903 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #904 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,034
- born since 1947
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rayne's 8,034 recorded births place it above 97.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rayne compares
8,034 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Rayne's all-time total is 21x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rayne | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,034 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 385 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rayne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rayne's full recorded timeline at 1988, 95% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 5% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 385 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rayne popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 385
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Rayne popularity over time - boys
1,346 total births recorded since 1957 (Rayne as boys' name)
Rayne by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,077 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Rayne's strongest decade.
3,077 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Rayne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 72
1950s
72 births
- 1960s 102
1960s
102 births
- 1970s 110
1970s
110 births
- 1980s 120
1980s
120 births
- 1990s 515
1990s
515 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,100 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,077 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,933 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,077 births (38% of all-time use).
How Rayne 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 Rayne's total volume
Rayne by state
Where Rayne concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 589 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 483 | 6.0% |
| #3 | California | | 472 | 5.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 410 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 403 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 345 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 304 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 257 | 3.2% |
589 of 8,034 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Rayne appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rayne's data
- Rayne's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,077 total births) through the 2020s (1,933) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Raynes (589 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rayne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Rayne 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.