How Many People Are Named Rayner?
people named Rayner are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,011,197 people in the US has this name
Based on 364 babies named Rayner in Social Security records from 1918 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
26 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Germanic name Raganhar, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and hari "army". The Normans brought this name to England where it came into general use, though it was rare by the end of the Middle Ages.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Rayner in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Rayner alive today is about 15 years old, and 84% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 16 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Rayner first appears in the records in 1918 and was given most often in 2024, to 26 babies. In 2025, 21 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1918 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Rayner has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,824, in 1940. In 2025 it ranked #4,825.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,825 |
| Best rank | #2,824 (1940) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,294 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Rayner alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rayner were born in Maryland than in any other state: about 3 of those alive today.
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