Rain
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Unisex
Rain is a name of English origin, meaning “rain”. In 2025 it ranked 1,570th for girls in the UK (20 babies) and 1,235th for girls in the US (182 babies).
What does Rain mean?
English: word name, from Old English regn
“rain”
An English nature word name, used for both girls and boys.
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Is Rain a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Rain has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 20 girls and 19 boys in the UK and 182 girls and 93 boys in the US.
How popular is Rain in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,570among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 14,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 54% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 20 girls in the UK were named Rain, making it the 1,570th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,046th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 21 girls. 19 boys were also named Rain in 2025 (1,473rd for boys).
Half of all the girls named Rain in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 170 girls in the UK were given Rain or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #305, up from #1,570 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 51% of the babies named Rain in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,512th in England and Wales.
Rain in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,570 |
| 2024 | 21 | #1,538 |
| 2023 | 19 | #1,666 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,794 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,658 |
| 2020 | 14 | #2,046 |
| 2019 | 14 | #2,052 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,864 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Rain in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,235among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 182about 1 in 8,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 182 girls in the US were named Rain, making it the 1,235th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,299th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 196 girls. It first appears in the records in 1956. 93 boys were also named Rain in 2025 (1,743rd for boys).
Half of all the girls named Rain in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,374 girls in the US were given Rain or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #254, up from #1,235 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 66% of the babies named Rain in the US were girls.
Rain in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 182 | #1,235 |
| 2024 | 164 | #1,378 |
| 2023 | 196 | #1,212 |
| 2022 | 164 | #1,395 |
| 2021 | 150 | #1,432 |
| 2020 | 170 | #1,299 |
| 2019 | 146 | #1,495 |
| 2018 | 138 | #1,568 |
| 2017 | 90 | #2,129 |
| 2016 | 96 | #2,054 |
| 2015 | 95 | #2,060 |
| 2014 | 103 | #1,940 |
| 2013 | 139 | #1,557 |
| 2012 | 120 | #1,719 |
| 2011 | 109 | #1,840 |
| 2010 | 104 | #1,928 |
| 2009 | 112 | #1,876 |
| 2008 | 110 | #1,913 |
| 2007 | 127 | #1,713 |
| 2006 | 102 | #1,961 |
| 2005 | 87 | #2,121 |
| 2004 | 75 | #2,306 |
| 2003 | 124 | #1,551 |
| 2002 | 93 | #1,895 |
| 2001 | 81 | #2,060 |
| 2000 | 59 | #2,541 |
| 1999 | 53 | #2,637 |
| 1998 | 56 | #2,458 |
| 1997 | 43 | #2,817 |
| 1996 | 46 | #2,668 |
| 1995 | 45 | #2,682 |
| 1994 | 34 | #3,297 |
| 1993 | 19 | #4,992 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 15 | #4,625 |
| 1978 | 10 | #5,957 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 15 | #4,139 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 9 | #5,578 |
| 1972 | 18 | #3,404 |
| 1971 | 16 | #3,787 |
| 1970 | 11 | #4,760 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #5,859 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
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