girl's name
Raina
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 14,789
the United States
#917
2025 births
Raina is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 287 babies in the United States, ranking #917. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2011, when 375 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 11,552 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1946.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Raina over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 13 |
| 1950s | 114 |
| 1960s | 281 |
| 1970s | 1,333 |
| 1980s | 1,177 |
| 1990s | 1,589 |
| 2000s | 2,925 |
| 2010s | 3,256 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,765 |
How popular is Raina?
In 2025, Raina was given to 287 babies in the United States, ranking #917 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Raina 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.
How Raina is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Raïna | Raïna is Raina written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #1,544. | 365 |
Names that peaked alongside Raina
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Raina also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Raina over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Raina 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.
Sibling names for Raina
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Raina — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Raina
How popular is the name Raina?
In 2025, Raina was given to 287 babies in the United States, ranking #917 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Raina a girl's or a boy's name?
Raina is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Raina?
Raina has 2 syllables.
When was Raina most popular?
Raina peaked in 2011, when 375 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Raina a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Raina currently ranks #287 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.