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Rainy

/ˈɹeɪni/ · 100% girls · 20 born in 2025

Rainy has been given to about 1,035 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɹeɪni/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,018
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rainy per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 31
  • Born in 202520
  • All time1,035

How popular is Rainy?

Its best year was 2014, when 31 babies were given the name, ranking 4630th. The typical living American called Rainy is about 23 years old today.

Names that sound like Rainy

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rain0.75
  2. Raina0.70
  3. Rayna0.64
  4. Rayne0.64
  5. Fanny0.62
  6. Tawny0.62
  7. Ginny0.58
  8. Ailany0.57

Middle names for Rainy

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rainy Anne0.81
  2. Rainy Eve0.80
  3. Rainy Elizabeth0.78
  4. Rainy Catherine0.78
  5. Rainy Josephine0.78
  6. Rainy Marie0.77

Sibling names for Rainy

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.85
  2. Hassanbrother · 0.85
  3. Samirasister · 0.84
  4. Alonsobrother · 0.84
  5. Palomasister · 0.84
  6. Ilianasister · 0.84

Where Rainy is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Rainy Anderson0.77
    2. Rainy Nguyen0.72
    3. Rainy Moore0.72
    4. Rainy Lee0.72
    5. Rainy Hall0.72
    6. Rainy Green0.72

    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 Rainy

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

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