unisex name
Rain
- Origin Estonian
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,617
Scotland
#556
2023 births
Rain is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 73% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 275 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Rain is a name of Estonian origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 275 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 12,056 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1956.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Rain over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 13 |
| 1970s | 113 |
| 1980s | 29 |
| 1990s | 467 |
| 2000s | 1,203 |
| 2010s | 1,486 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,490 |
How popular is Rain?
In 2025, Rain was given to 275 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Rain is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Rain
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Rain also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rain over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Rain in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Rainn
Sibling names for Rain
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rain — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Rain
How popular is the name Rain?
In 2025, Rain was given to 275 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Rain a girl's or a boy's name?
Rain is used for both girls and boys. About 73% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Rain?
Rain has 1 syllable.
When was Rain most popular?
Rain peaked in 2025, when 275 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Rain a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rain currently ranks #1,237 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.