Rain

#1,235 for girls in 2025, 182 births · #1,743 for boys in 2025, 93 births
Given to girls 75.3% of the time

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Peak · girls
2023 · 196 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
3,618
since 1956

Rain over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202018girlsat peakboysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,235182#1,74393
2024#1,378164#1,661101
2023#1,212196#2,14767
2022#1,395164#1,83987
2021#1,432150#2,30060
2020#1,299170#2,36656
2019#1,495146#3,25935
2018#1,568138#2,89341
2017#2,12990#2,67246
2016#2,05496#3,44132
2015#2,06095#3,29934
2014#1,940103#3,15435
2013#1,557139#4,31322
2012#1,719120#3,00238
2011#1,840109#3,23534
2010#1,928104#3,63329
2009#1,876112#3,22335
2008#1,913110#3,16536
2007#1,713127#3,02538
2006#1,961102#4,00124
2005#2,12287#6,22612
2004#2,30975#6,13812
2003#1,552124#4,61617
2002#1,89793#3,67023
2001#2,06481#4,89015
2000#2,54559#3,76421
1999#2,64053#3,98618
1998#2,46156#3,84918
1997#2,82043#3,26122
1996#2,67246#3,29321
1995#2,68745#4,79112
1994#3,30234#5,45210
1993#4,99819#6,8167
1992#6,31414#6,6707
1991#6,58813#8,2365
1990#6,86712#4,40712
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First appearance
1956

The first year at least five girls were named Rain! It came in at #5,952, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1956–1961, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Rain is popular in 2018

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedWIMichigan: #1,233 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,049 girlsMINew York: #1,723 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 12,384 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedORNevada: #535 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,124 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedINOhio: #1,143 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,289 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,469 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 11,145 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedUTColorado: #760 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,711 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedNEMissouri: #962 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,299 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedDEArizona: #845 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,198 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #728 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,130 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedALGeorgia: #1,165 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,608 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rain, so not publishedHITexas: #2,119 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 17,657 girlsTXFlorida: #1,453 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 10,636 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nevada#535 · 1 in 2,124
  2. Oklahoma#728 · 1 in 3,130
  3. Colorado#760 · 1 in 3,711
  4. Arizona#845 · 1 in 4,198
  5. Missouri#962 · 1 in 5,299

Best ever in a state: #212 in Hawaii, 2019.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#53551 in 2,124
Oklahoma#72851 in 3,130
Colorado#76061 in 3,711
Arizona#84571 in 4,198
Missouri#96251 in 5,299
Ohio#1,14371 in 7,289
Georgia#1,16571 in 6,608
Michigan#1,23351 in 8,049
Florida#1,45381 in 10,636
California#1,469171 in 11,145
New York#1,72371 in 12,384
Texas#2,11991 in 17,657
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Rain
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 143 spots since 2024 (#1,378 → #1,235)
  • 64 spots since 2020 (#1,299 → #1,235)
  • 825 spots since 2015 (#2,060 → #1,235)
Rise & fade · girls
67 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1956
  • Peaked 2023 at #1,212 (196 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 8,187
  • Highest: 1 in 8,187 girls born in 2023 were named Rain (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 8,831 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 31.5% of all girls named Rain (1,140) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1989
  • Mostly boys until 1988, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s5#5,952 (1956)#5,952
1960s13#5,860 (1962)#5,917
1970s105#3,404 (1972)#5,466
1980s24#9,110 (1981)#9,593
1990s335#2,461 (1998)#4,135
2000s970#1,552 (2003)#1,995
2010s1,140#1,495 (2019)#1,829
2020s1,026#1,212 (2023)#1,325

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Rain in 2018

girls
#1,568
138 births · 1 in 12,327 girls
boys
#2,893
41 births · 1 in 44,297 boys

Top girls' names in 2018

  1. #1Emma18,824
  2. #2Olivia18,061
  3. #3Ava15,034
  4. #4Isabella14,575
  5. #5Sophia14,013
  6. #6Charlotte13,038
  7. #7Mia12,742
  8. #8Amelia12,405
  9. #9Harper10,646
  10. #10Evelyn10,433
  11. #1,568Rain138

Top boys' names in 2018

  1. #1Liam19,977
  2. #2Noah18,441
  3. #3William14,646
  4. #4James13,650
  5. #5Oliver13,500
  6. #6Benjamin13,488
  7. #7Elijah13,020
  8. #8Lucas12,665
  9. #9Mason12,526
  10. #10Logan12,447
  11. #2,893Rain41
More about 2018

girls

1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 12,327 of them was named Rain, which outranked 91.4% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rain
  1. #1,554Sana139
  2. #1,554Sanai139
  3. #1,554Zhuri139
  4. #1,568Rain138
  5. #1,568Annaliese138
  6. #1,568Aryah138
  7. #1,568Dariana138
  8. #1,577Baila137
  9. #1,577Julietta137
  10. #1,577Kayleen137

Tied with 8 names at #1,568; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 680Meghan#1,387 → #707
  2. ↑ 567Dior#1,360 → #793
  3. ↑ 367Palmer#1,042 → #675
  4. ↑ 361Adalee#1,217 → #856
  5. ↑ 346Oaklynn#888 → #542
Fallers
  1. ↓ 334Audrina#847 → #1,181
  2. ↓ 234Courtney#952 → #1,186
  3. ↓ 232Marjorie#938 → #1,170
  4. ↓ 228Anabelle#969 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 225Angelique#799 → #1,024

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 44,297 of them was named Rain, which outranked 79.5% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rain
  1. #2,848Wilber42
  2. #2,848Yasser42
  3. #2,848Ziyon42
  4. #2,893Rain41
  5. #2,893Advait41
  6. #2,893Avan41
  7. #2,893Axtyn41
  8. #2,943Aadi40
  9. #2,943Adil40
  10. #2,943Akari40

Tied with 49 names at #2,893; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 594Genesis#1,575 → #981
  2. ↑ 436Baker#1,149 → #713
  3. ↑ 430Saint#1,287 → #857
  4. ↑ 319Kairo#802 → #483
  5. ↑ 307Watson#1,020 → #713
Fallers
  1. ↓ 235Aaden#893 → #1,128
  2. ↓ 224Dilan#917 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 201Craig#980 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 177Mike#951 → #1,128
  5. ↓ 172Harper#798 → #970

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2018 →