How Many People Are Named Rainey?

2,348

people named Rainey are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 145,564 people in the US has this name

Based on 2,632 babies named Rainey in Social Security records from 1901 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#6,089

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Girl Names

#3,404

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Peak Year

2022

90 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
90.8%
Male
9.2%

Of the babies given the name Rainey, 90.8% were girls and 9.2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Rainey rose from 88.7% in the 1970s to 98.8% in the 2020s.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Rainey alive today is about 23 years old, and 70% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 33 in 2025.

Under 30 1,648
70.2%
30 to 59 578
24.6%
60 and over 122
5.2%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Rainey first appears in the records in 1901 and was given most often in 2022, to 90 babies. In 2025, 76 babies got the name.

Babies given the name each year, 1901 to 2025

🏆 Rank History

Rainey has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,137, in 2022. In 2025 it ranked #2,376. Among boys, its best rank was #1,173, in 1901.

GirlsBoys
Rank in 2025#2,376Not ranked
Best rank#2,137 (2022)#1,173 (1901)
Years in the top 100NoneNone
Rank in its biggest decade#3,286 in the 2010s#3,358 in the 1920s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Rainey alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Rainey were born in Texas than in any other state: about 265 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Rainey was given about 4.8 times as often in Texas.

Texas 265
Georgia 48
California 37
North Carolina 28
Florida 22
Tennessee 18
Missouri 11
Oklahoma 11
Arizona 10
Arkansas 10
Colorado 7
Washington 6
New York 5
Pennsylvania 5
Louisiana 5
Mississippi 5

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