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Rain

/ˈɹeɪn/ · 75% girls, 25% boys · 275 born in 2025

Rain has been given to about 4,806 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈɹeɪn/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,767
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rain per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 275
  • Born in 2025275
  • All time4,806
  • England & Wales, 202536

How popular is Rain?

Its best year was 2025, when 275 babies were given the name, ranking 1239th. The typical living American called Rain is about 13 years old today. It is relatively most common in Oregon, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Rain

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Brain0.85
  2. Zain0.81
  3. Cain0.81
  4. Gavin0.70
  5. Darin0.70
  6. Karin0.70
  7. Efrain0.70
  8. Raina0.70

Middle names for Rain

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rain Alice0.78
  2. Rain Opal0.77
  3. Rain Belle0.77
  4. Rain Iris0.74
  5. Rain Ivy0.74
  6. Rain Catherine0.74

Sibling names for Rain

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Keziahsister · 0.99
  2. Soleilsister · 0.99
  3. Zahirbrother · 0.98
  4. Bodenbrother · 0.98
  5. Jakaribrother · 0.98
  6. Andiesister · 0.98

Where Rain is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Oregon0.02%
  2. Kentucky0.01%
  3. South Carolina0.01%
  4. Colorado0.01%
  5. Missouri0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Rain Evans0.73
  2. Rain Edwards0.73
  3. Rain Anderson0.73
  4. Rain Allen0.73
  5. Rain Adams0.73
  6. Rain Walker0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Rain

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Rain across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.