Is Rain a boy or girl name?
Rain is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 161 girls and 101 boys were named Rain, so 61.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 75.8% of the 4,527 US babies named Rain were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,667
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,394
- Babies named Rain since 1956
- 4,527
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 262 babies
Boys and girls named Rain, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 1970s | 8 | 105 | 92.9% |
| 1980s | 5 | 24 | 82.8% |
| 1990s | 132 | 335 | 71.7% |
| 2000s | 233 | 970 | 80.6% |
| 2010s | 346 | 1,140 | 76.7% |
| 2020s | 371 | 840 | 69.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 101 | #1,667 | 161 | #1,394 |
| 2023 | 67 | #2,169 | 195 | #1,219 |
| 2022 | 87 | #1,847 | 164 | #1,398 |
| 2021 | 60 | #2,316 | 150 | #1,436 |
| 2020 | 56 | #2,387 | 170 | #1,299 |
| 2019 | 35 | #3,323 | 146 | #1,498 |
| 2018 | 41 | #2,928 | 138 | #1,574 |
| 2017 | 46 | #2,705 | 90 | #2,139 |
| 2016 | 32 | #3,500 | 96 | #2,065 |
| 2015 | 34 | #3,346 | 95 | #2,073 |
| 2014 | 35 | #3,199 | 103 | #1,951 |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,430 | 139 | #1,562 |
| 2012 | 38 | #3,045 | 120 | #1,727 |
| 2011 | 34 | #3,289 | 109 | #1,851 |
| 2010 | 29 | #3,692 | 104 | #1,935 |
| 2009 | 35 | #3,258 | 112 | #1,887 |
| 2008 | 36 | #3,205 | 110 | #1,922 |
| 2007 | 38 | #3,070 | 127 | #1,720 |
| 2006 | 24 | #4,076 | 102 | #1,974 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,524 | 87 | #2,135 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,426 | 75 | #2,322 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,764 | 124 | #1,559 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,747 | 93 | #1,910 |
| 2001 | 15 | #5,078 | 81 | #2,071 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,880 | 59 | #2,564 |
| 1999 | 18 | #4,117 | 53 | #2,666 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,969 | 56 | #2,486 |
| 1997 | 22 | #3,326 | 43 | #2,863 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,373 | 46 | #2,704 |
| 1995 | 12 | #5,045 | 45 | #2,720 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,781 | 34 | #3,358 |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,425 | 19 | #5,141 |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,216 | 14 | #6,562 |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,272 | 13 | #6,884 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,610 | 12 | #7,186 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,548 |
| 1988 | 5 | #8,218 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,293 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,532 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,032 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,786 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,266 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,916 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,300 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,798 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,929 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,500 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,876 | 16 | #3,901 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,990 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,425 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,395 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,672 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rain reached #1,667 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #1,219 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rain
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.