Raiden
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RY-den
- Origin
- Japanese
- UK rank, 2025
- #936 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #432 for boys
Raiden is a boys' name of Japanese origin, meaning “thunder and lightning”. In 2025 it ranked 936th for boys in the UK (36 babies) and 432nd for boys in the US (739 babies).
What does Raiden mean?
Japanese
“thunder and lightning”
From Japanese rai, thunder, and den, lightning; Raiden Tameemon was a legendary sumo wrestler of the Edo period.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Raiden a girl's or a boy's name?
Raiden is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 36 boys in the UK and 18 girls and 739 boys in the US.
How popular is Raiden in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #936among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 36about 1 in 8,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 36 boys in the UK were named Raiden, making it the 936th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 751st. Its busiest year was 2022, with 50 boys.
Half of all the boys named Raiden in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 934th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Raiden in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #936 |
| 2024 | 32 | #1,025 |
| 2023 | 43 | #827 |
| 2022 | 50 | #744 |
| 2021 | 43 | #832 |
| 2020 | 48 | #751 |
| 2019 | 35 | #931 |
| 2018 | 41 | #850 |
| 2017 | 32 | #1,023 |
| 2016 | 23 | #1,268 |
| 2015 | 20 | #1,367 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 20 | #1,347 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 17 | #1,489 |
| 2010 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
How popular is Raiden in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #432among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 739about 1 in 2,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 739 boys in the US were named Raiden, making it the 432nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 403rd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 935 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993. 18 girls were also named Raiden in 2025 (6,324th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Raiden in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 795 boys in the US were given Raiden or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #410, up from #432 for this spelling alone.
- Raiden 739
- Ryden 50
- Raidan 6
Raiden in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 739 | #432 |
| 2024 | 705 | #448 |
| 2023 | 751 | #423 |
| 2022 | 935 | #353 |
| 2021 | 844 | #382 |
| 2020 | 747 | #403 |
| 2019 | 825 | #381 |
| 2018 | 727 | #423 |
| 2017 | 800 | #400 |
| 2016 | 740 | #424 |
| 2015 | 633 | #471 |
| 2014 | 594 | #479 |
| 2013 | 505 | #526 |
| 2012 | 489 | #534 |
| 2011 | 477 | #534 |
| 2010 | 378 | #639 |
| 2009 | 364 | #671 |
| 2008 | 285 | #779 |
| 2007 | 210 | #943 |
| 2006 | 180 | #1,021 |
| 2005 | 146 | #1,122 |
| 2004 | 146 | #1,085 |
| 2003 | 132 | #1,140 |
| 2002 | 92 | #1,411 |
| 2001 | 66 | #1,729 |
| 2000 | 37 | #2,520 |
| 1999 | 39 | #2,297 |
| 1998 | 37 | #2,346 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,287 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
Names like Raiden
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Finn Ronan Aiden Brody Brayden Rowan Conan Kian Keegan Lochlan Caelan
Other spellings of Raiden
Names related to Raiden
More Japanese names
Kobe Kaizen Ren Akari Kenzo Ronin Kyomi Akira Yuna Emi Kiyomi Kairi Miya Kenji Reo Jiraiya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Raiden: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/raiden, updated 20 October 2026.