unisex name
Rainey
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,683
Rainey is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 83% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 76 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 90 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 43,624 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Rainey started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1901.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Rainey over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 10 |
| 1910s | 57 |
| 1920s | 76 |
| 1930s | 58 |
| 1940s | 37 |
| 1950s | 79 |
| 1960s | 98 |
| 1970s | 151 |
| 1980s | 185 |
| 1990s | 397 |
| 2000s | 494 |
| 2010s | 509 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 481 |
How popular is Rainey?
In 2025, Rainey was given to 76 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Rainey 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 Rainey
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Rainey also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rainey over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Rainey
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rainey — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Rainey
How popular is the name Rainey?
In 2025, Rainey was given to 76 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Rainey a girl's or a boy's name?
Rainey is used for both girls and boys. About 83% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Rainey?
Rainey has 2 syllables.
When was Rainey most popular?
Rainey peaked in 2022, when 90 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Rainey a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rainey currently ranks #2,382 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.
Was Rainey originally a boys' or girls' name?
Rainey was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.