Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2011

Raina

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #916 Trend ↓ Falling 15%
Rank 2025
#916
among girls · ↑84 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
287
named Raina · +11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,600
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2011
375 babies
All-time total
12,453
#1,460 all-time among girls
First recorded
1946
in Social Security records

Raina popularity over time

12,453 babies have been named Raina since 1946, 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
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2011Girls

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 13 1 – #4,137
1950s 114 11 +777% #2,650
1960s 281 28 +146% #1,287
1970s 1,333 133 +374% #799
1980s 1,177 118 -12% #973
1990s 1,589 159 +35% #912
2000s 2,925 293 +84% #798
2010s 3,256 326 +11% #737
2020s (to 2025) 1,765 294 -10% #812

Where Raina 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 280 0.17 outside top 500
2027 274 0.17 outside top 500
2028 269 0.17 outside top 500
2029 265 0.16 outside top 500
2030 261 0.16 outside top 500

Where Raina is most popular

Girls named Raina per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.176 per 1,000. Strongest in Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Raina born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Minnesota 41 0.380 +116%
Pennsylvania 77 0.326 +85%
South Carolina 28 0.311 +77%
Maryland 33 0.311 +77%
Washington 44 0.305 +73%
Michigan 51 0.280 +59%
New York 108 0.273 +55%
Virginia 45 0.264 +50%
Indiana 37 0.264 +50%
Ohio 59 0.249 +41%
Georgia 55 0.242 +37%
North Carolina 54 0.237 +35%
New Jersey 42 0.233 +32%
Oregon 15 0.230 +31%
Louisiana 20 0.228 +30%
Florida 97 0.227 +29%
Illinois 50 0.218 +24%
Tennessee 34 0.215 +22%
Massachusetts 21 0.174 ≈ national
Kansas 10 0.173 ≈ national
Colorado 18 0.161 -9%
Wisconsin 16 0.155 -12%
Missouri 18 0.149 -15%
Texas 97 0.121 -32%
Kentucky 10 0.117 -34%
Arkansas 6 0.114 -36%
California 94 0.112 -37%
Arizona 12 0.086 -51%
Alabama 6 0.064 -64%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Raina

Raina is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #916 in 2025 with 287 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1946, 12,453 American babies have been named Raina. Its peak came in 2011, when 375 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Raina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Raina?

The median living Raina is about 19 years old; half are between 9 and 33. An estimated 12 thousand people named Raina are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

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

Raina year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 287 #916
2024 258 #1,000
2023 289 #920
2022 290 #934
2021 306 #888
2020 335 #812
2019 349 #795
2018 335 #813
2017 357 #774
2016 345 #832
2015 299 #920
2014 279 #961
2013 288 #894
2012 319 #838
2011 375 #737
2010 310 #863
2009 335 #837
2008 298 #921
2007 288 #941
2006 286 #925
2005 316 #819
2004 318 #798
2003 306 #808
2002 284 #822
2001 273 #840
2000 221 #961
1995 166 #1,078
1990 123 #1,322
1985 108 #1,261
1980 153 #973
1975 117 #1,032
1970 139 #927
1965 19 #2,902
1960 16 #3,176
1955 12 #3,528
1950 13 #3,018
1945 – –
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1910 – –
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1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Raina

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Raina Raina South Korean singer b. 1989 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Raina Kabaivanska Raina Kabaivanska Bulgarian opera singer (born 1934) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Raina?

The median living Raina is about 19 years old. Half of all living Rainas are between 9 and 33 years old.

How many people named Raina are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Raina are alive in the United States, based on 12,453 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Raina in 2025?

Raina ranked #916 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 287 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Raina?

12,453 babies have been named Raina in the United States since 1946, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Raina most popular?

Raina peaked in 2011, when 375 newborns received the name.

Is Raina a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Raina rising or falling?

Raina has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Raina become more popular?

Raina is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 261 girls named Raina in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Raina?

Well-known people named Raina include Raina (singer), Raina Kabaivanska (singer).

Names like Raina

Names that sound and feel close to Raina: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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