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Raiden

Raiden: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“thunder and lightning”
Origin
Japanese
Say it
RYE-den · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (96% of all uses)

From Japanese Rai-den, the name of the thunder god Raijin in compounds and related forms. Outside Japan it has also spread through popular culture.

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How popular is Raiden?

2024218 per million US babies
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Babies named Raiden in 2024727

2024 rank#449 boys

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 188012,375

Raiden is rising: use over the last five years is 1.8× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Raiden

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Raydenmodern blend using Ray and -den · American (modern coinage)
  • Kobegod's door · Japanese
  • Kodauncertain · Japanese
  • Roninmasterless samurai · Japanese
  • Kaizenimprovement; change for better · Japanese
  • Kenzohealthy and three · Japanese
  • Kenjihealthy second son · Japanese
  • Zenmeditation · Japanese

Raiden questions

What does the name Raiden mean?

Raiden means "thunder and lightning". It comes from Japanese. From Japanese Rai-den, the name of the thunder god Raijin in compounds and related forms. Outside Japan it has also spread through popular culture.

Is Raiden a boy or girl name?

Raiden is mainly a boy's name in US records (96% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Raiden?

727 US babies were named Raiden in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Raiden?

Raiden is usually pronounced RYE-den.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.