Boys' name · since 1918
Rayner
364 babies named Rayner in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,538 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,727 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 364
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rayner is the #4727 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 364 recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayner has been recorded 364 times among boys since 1918, currently ranked #4727 nationally and more common than 66% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #9,538 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,727 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 364 born since 1918
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayner ranks #9,538 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,727 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 364 born since 1918, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,538 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,727 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 364
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rayner's 364 recorded births place it above 79.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Maryland.
How Rayner compares
364 49th percentile among 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
Rayner's all-time total is 1% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rayner | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 364 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rayner's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rayner's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rayner popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Rayner by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (134 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Rayner's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Rayner births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1940s 19
1940s
19 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s 40
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
134 births
- 2020s
2020s
113 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 134 births (37% of all-time use).
Rayner by state
Where Rayner concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 364 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rayner's data
- Rayner's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (134 total births) through the 2020s (113) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Maryland records the most Rayners (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland 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 Rayner: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Rayner 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.