Rainbow is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1980 and has grown less common since.
Rainbow is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #6,767 for girl births in the United States (and #11,725 across all names), given to 17 babies. Rainbow first appears in 1971 and peaked in 1980 (28 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | #6,767 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | #9,431 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | #6,111 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | #6,652 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | #5,902 |
| 2020 | 23 | 23 | #5,453 |
| 2019 | 25 | 25 | #5,283 |
| 2018 | 26 | 26 | #5,108 |
| 2017 | 19 | 19 | #6,481 |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | #7,898 |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 | #8,840 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | #10,766 |
| 2013 | 16 | 16 | #7,672 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | #14,652 |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 | #11,005 |
| 2010 | 11 | 11 | #10,308 |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | #13,407 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | #15,034 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | #10,257 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #13,296 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | #9,216 |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | #9,015 |
| 1999 | 11 | 11 | #8,663 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | #9,112 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #11,457 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #15,145 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | #8,565 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #14,635 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #11,374 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | #7,195 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | #7,573 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | #8,112 |
| 1984 | 16 | — | #4,669 |
| 1983 | 14 | — | #5,071 |
| 1982 | 20 | — | #3,991 |
| 1981 | 19 | — | #4,122 |
| 1980 | 28 | — | #3,114 |
| 1979 | 19 | — | #4,005 |
| 1978 | 16 | — | #4,404 |
| 1977 | 8 | — | #7,372 |
| 1976 | 12 | — | #5,109 |
| 1975 | 13 | — | #4,778 |
| 1974 | 16 | — | #3,984 |
| 1973 | 12 | — | #4,773 |
| 1972 | 10 | — | #5,357 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #8,062 |