Rayne
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- RAYN
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #899 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #904 for girls
Rayne is a name of English origin, meaning “rain”. In 2025 it ranked 899th for girls in the UK (42 babies) and 904th for girls in the US (293 babies).
What does Rayne mean?
English: spelling of Rain
“rain”
A spelling of Rain, used for both girls and boys.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Rayne a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Rayne has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 42 girls and 18 boys in the UK and 293 girls and 75 boys in the US.
How popular is Rayne in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 899th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 42 about 1 in 6,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 42 girls in the UK were named Rayne, making it the 899th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,348th. 18 boys were also named Rayne in 2025 (1,537th for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Rayne of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Rayne in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 170 girls in the UK were given Rayne or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #305, up from #899 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 70% of the babies named Rayne in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 951st in England and Wales and 539th in Scotland.
Rayne in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | #899 |
| 2024 | 39 | #968 |
| 2023 | 36 | #1,030 |
| 2022 | 34 | #1,066 |
| 2021 | 36 | #1,028 |
| 2020 | 25 | #1,348 |
| 2019 | 26 | #1,332 |
| 2018 | 33 | #1,124 |
| 2017 | 32 | #1,150 |
| 2016 | 22 | #1,552 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,458 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,462 |
| 2013 | 13 | #2,174 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,463 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,917 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,829 |
| 2009 | 11 | #2,298 |
| 2008 | 12 | #2,156 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 2 | #5,211 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Rayne in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 904th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 293 about 1 in 5,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 293 girls in the US were named Rayne, making it the 904th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 767th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 385 girls. It first appears in the records in 1947. 75 boys were also named Rayne in 2025 (2,006th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Rayne in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,374 girls in the US were given Rayne or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #254, up from #904 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 61% of the babies named Rayne in the US in 1990, and 80% in 2025.
Rayne in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 293 | #904 |
| 2024 | 281 | #938 |
| 2023 | 311 | #857 |
| 2022 | 355 | #796 |
| 2021 | 339 | #819 |
| 2020 | 354 | #767 |
| 2019 | 385 | #733 |
| 2018 | 335 | #812 |
| 2017 | 321 | #847 |
| 2016 | 291 | #941 |
| 2015 | 260 | #1,026 |
| 2014 | 262 | #1,004 |
| 2013 | 271 | #933 |
| 2012 | 318 | #839 |
| 2011 | 336 | #805 |
| 2010 | 298 | #889 |
| 2009 | 309 | #887 |
| 2008 | 324 | #858 |
| 2007 | 286 | #947 |
| 2006 | 266 | #980 |
| 2005 | 212 | #1,115 |
| 2004 | 161 | #1,323 |
| 2003 | 177 | #1,202 |
| 2002 | 141 | #1,369 |
| 2001 | 120 | #1,539 |
| 2000 | 104 | #1,686 |
| 1999 | 80 | #1,959 |
| 1998 | 89 | #1,760 |
| 1997 | 63 | #2,171 |
| 1996 | 61 | #2,204 |
| 1995 | 63 | #2,120 |
| 1994 | 52 | #2,427 |
| 1993 | 43 | #2,763 |
| 1992 | 25 | #4,082 |
| 1991 | 17 | #5,393 |
| 1990 | 22 | #4,375 |
| 1989 | 12 | #6,525 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 13 | #5,147 |
| 1982 | 18 | #4,166 |
| 1981 | 19 | #4,004 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,188 |
| 1978 | 18 | #3,924 |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 10 | #5,599 |
| 1975 | 10 | #5,514 |
| 1974 | 12 | #4,719 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 14 | #4,091 |
| 1971 | 12 | #4,532 |
| 1970 | 12 | #4,491 |
| 1969 | 13 | #3,957 |
| 1968 | 12 | #3,999 |
| 1967 | 13 | #3,655 |
| 1966 | 9 | #4,492 |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 6 | #6,008 |
| 1963 | 8 | #4,895 |
| 1962 | 14 | #3,437 |
| 1961 | 12 | #3,792 |
| 1960 | 8 | #4,772 |
| 1959 | 12 | #3,618 |
| 1958 | 12 | #3,542 |
| 1957 | 7 | #4,917 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,928 |
| 1955 | 7 | #4,739 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 8 | #4,225 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,413 |
| 1950 | 5 | #5,299 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #5,293 |
Names like Rayne
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maeve, Caoimhe, Eden, Aoife, Riley, Quinn, Ocean, Keira, Cove, Rowan, Kiara, Cassidy
Other spellings of Rayne
Names related to Rayne
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel
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, “Rayne: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rayne, updated 20 October 2026.