Rain: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “rain”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- RAYN · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Both (76% girls, 24% boys since 1880)
Modern English word-name taken directly from the weather term. It may also sometimes be influenced by the older name Raine, but Rain is chiefly a nature name.
How popular is Rain?
Babies named Rain in 2024262
2024 rank#1,393 girls
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 18804,527
Rain is rising: use over the last five years is 1.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Rain
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Rain questions
What does the name Rain mean?
Rain means "rain". It comes from English. Modern English word-name taken directly from the weather term. It may also sometimes be influenced by the older name Raine, but Rain is chiefly a nature name.
Is Rain a boy or girl name?
Rain is used for both: about 76% of US babies named Rain since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Rain?
262 US babies were named Rain in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Rain?
Rain is usually pronounced RAYN.
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.