Raena: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,148

among girls · ↓881 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Raena · -29% vs 2024

How common

1 in 45,922

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2005

55 babies

All-time total

1,653

#5,363 all-time among girls

First recorded

1959

in Social Security records

Raena popularity over time

1,653 babies have been named Raena since 1959, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	5	1	–	#6,982
1960s	38	4	+660%	#4,115
1970s	177	18	+366%	#3,048
1980s	197	20	+11%	#3,190
1990s	266	27	+35%	#3,214
2000s	380	38	+43%	#2,959
2010s	362	36	-5%	#3,254
2020s (to 2025)	228	38	+5%	#3,267

Where Raena is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	36	0.02	outside top 500
2027	38	0.02	outside top 500
2028	39	0.02	outside top 500
2029	40	0.02	outside top 500
2030	40	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Raena

Raena is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,148 in 2025 with 35 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1959, 1,653 American babies have been named Raena. Its peak came in 2005, when 55 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Raena stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Raena?

The median living Raena is about 21 years old; half are between 10 and 35. An estimated 1,600 people named Raena are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Raena year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	35	#4,148
2024	49	#3,267
2023	37	#4,027
2022	34	#4,272
2021	37	#3,994
2020	36	#3,988
2019	35	#4,139
2018	28	#4,862
2017	48	#3,338
2016	42	#3,693
2015	28	#4,952
2014	43	#3,639
2013	50	#3,254
2012	25	#5,525
2011	29	#4,888
2010	34	#4,378
2009	35	#4,352
2008	29	#5,112
2007	31	#4,780
2006	36	#4,141
2005	55	#2,959
2004	46	#3,315
2003	32	#4,184
2002	32	#4,050
2001	40	#3,403
2000	44	#3,156
1995	33	#3,408
1990	23	#4,341
1985	18	#4,405
1980	27	#3,190
1975	19	#3,606
1970	6	#7,743
1965	5	#7,267
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Raena, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Raena?

The median living Raena is about 21 years old. Half of all living Raenas are between 10 and 35 years old.

How many people named Raena are alive today?

An estimated 1,600 people named Raena are alive in the United States, based on 1,653 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Raena in 2025?

Raena ranked #4,148 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 35 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Raena?

1,653 babies have been named Raena in the United States since 1959, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Raena most popular?

Raena peaked in 2005, when 55 newborns received the name.

Is Raena a boy or girl name?

Raena is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Raena rising or falling?

Raena has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Raena become more popular?

Raena is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 40 girls named Raena in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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