Is Rainey a boy or girl name?
Rainey is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 78 girls and 6 boys were named Rainey, so 92.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 82.4% of the 2,555 US babies named Rainey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #11,970
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,356
- Babies named Rainey since 1901
- 2,555
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 90 babies
Boys and girls named Rainey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 52 | 5 | 8.8% |
| 1920s | 71 | 5 | 6.6% |
| 1930s | 58 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 37 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 53 | 26 | 32.9% |
| 1960s | 47 | 51 | 52% |
| 1970s | 17 | 134 | 88.7% |
| 1980s | 16 | 169 | 91.4% |
| 1990s | 51 | 346 | 87.2% |
| 2000s | 21 | 473 | 95.7% |
| 2010s | 11 | 498 | 97.8% |
| 2020s | 6 | 398 | 98.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #11,970 | 78 | #2,356 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,409 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,137 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,281 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,393 |
| 2019 | 6 | #11,811 | 58 | #2,883 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,235 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,770 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,855 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,581 |
| 2014 | 5 | #13,578 | 45 | #3,530 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,359 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,838 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,824 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,294 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,343 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,850 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,460 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,240 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,249 |
| 2004 | 6 | #11,015 | 39 | #3,734 |
| 2003 | 7 | #9,383 | 47 | #3,174 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,930 |
| 2001 | 8 | #8,135 | 37 | #3,618 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,697 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,964 | 31 | #3,868 |
| 1998 | 5 | #10,914 | 41 | #3,102 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,141 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,961 | 46 | #2,705 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,621 | 39 | #3,007 |
| 1994 | 6 | #8,552 | 34 | #3,359 |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,821 | 24 | #4,346 |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,217 | 24 | #4,345 |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,273 | 39 | #2,977 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,603 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,458 |
| 1988 | 6 | #7,041 | 16 | #5,249 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,855 | 22 | #3,948 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,303 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,019 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,455 |
| 1983 | 5 | #7,046 | 13 | #5,372 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,244 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,476 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,808 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,025 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,535 | 18 | #4,031 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,854 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,107 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,301 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,657 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,503 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,843 | 9 | #5,807 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,441 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,604 | 14 | #4,193 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,869 | 7 | #6,426 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,602 | 6 | #6,805 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,872 | 6 | #6,591 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,390 | 7 | #5,671 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,748 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,478 | 6 | #6,581 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,936 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,556 | 5 | #7,332 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,964 | 5 | #7,083 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,435 | 9 | #4,548 |
| 1958 | 10 | #2,776 | 11 | #3,879 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,486 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,921 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 9 | #2,812 | 6 | #5,282 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,181 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #4,149 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,656 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,596 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,941 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,633 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,404 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,610 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,457 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,569 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,705 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,555 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,163 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,206 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,911 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,564 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,607 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,101 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,689 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,097 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,442 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,742 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,766 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 12 | #2,575 | 5 | #5,618 |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,673 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #4,075 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,447 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,691 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,328 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,851 | 5 | #4,083 |
| 1913 | 10 | #1,913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,502 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,174 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rainey reached #1,174 in 1901. As a girl name, it reached #2,137 in 2022. 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 Rainey
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.