US rank #13816 Girls' name Peak 1997 149 births

Rayni — #13816 US girls' name

149 babies named Rayni in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s141990s302000s422010s302020s26
#13816
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 22% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Rayni was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

10 babies were named Rayni in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rayni

The Social Security Administration has registered 149 babies named Rayni between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rayni currently holds the #13816 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rayni performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rayni shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rayni 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 149 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.

Rayni at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

149

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

1997

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#13,816

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rayni popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
10
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
4681012 202420202014200920052000199619801975 7

Rayni by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
42 births that decade — 28% of Rayni's all-time total
1970s71980s141990s302000s422010s302020s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rayni?
149 babies have been named Rayni since 1975. It currently ranks #13816 among girls. The peak year was 1997 with 10 births.
When was Rayni most popular?
Rayni was most popular in the 2000s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Rayni been used?
Rayni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rayni?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rayna, Rayne, Raya, Ray, 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, 1975–2024 (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.