Rainey is an uncommon variant of Raina that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Rainey is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,376 for girl births in the United States (and #4,271 across all names), given to 76 babies. Rainey was first reported in SSA data in 1901 and peaked in 2022 (90 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 76 | 76 | #2,376 | — |
| 2024 | 84 | 84 | #2,359 | #12,019 |
| 2023 | 75 | 75 | #2,411 | — |
| 2022 | 90 | 90 | #2,137 | — |
| 2021 | 82 | 82 | #2,262 | — |
| 2020 | 74 | 74 | #2,393 | — |
| 2019 | 64 | 64 | #2,883 | #11,812 |
| 2018 | 50 | 50 | #3,236 | — |
| 2017 | 62 | 62 | #2,771 | — |
| 2016 | 60 | 60 | #2,855 | — |
| 2015 | 44 | 44 | #3,583 | — |
| 2014 | 50 | 50 | #3,530 | #13,582 |
| 2013 | 48 | 48 | #3,359 | — |
| 2012 | 41 | 41 | #3,840 | — |
| 2011 | 40 | 40 | #3,824 | — |
| 2010 | 50 | 50 | #3,294 | — |
| 2009 | 50 | 50 | #3,343 | — |
| 2008 | 63 | 63 | #2,850 | — |
| 2007 | 48 | 48 | #3,461 | — |
| 2006 | 35 | 35 | #4,240 | — |
| 2005 | 48 | 48 | #3,250 | — |
| 2004 | 45 | 45 | #3,734 | #11,016 |
| 2003 | 54 | 54 | #3,174 | #9,383 |
| 2002 | 51 | 51 | #2,930 | — |
| 2001 | 45 | 45 | #3,619 | #8,135 |
| 2000 | 55 | 55 | #2,698 | — |
| 1999 | 40 | 40 | #3,868 | #6,964 |
| 1998 | 46 | 46 | #3,102 | #10,914 |
| 1997 | 38 | — | #3,141 | — |
| 1996 | 54 | — | #2,705 | #6,960 |
| 1995 | 45 | — | #3,007 | #8,623 |
| 1994 | 40 | — | #3,359 | #8,553 |
| 1993 | 29 | — | #4,346 | #9,821 |
| 1992 | 31 | — | #4,345 | #7,218 |
| 1991 | 44 | — | #2,977 | #9,273 |
| 1990 | 30 | — | #3,603 | — |
| 1989 | 30 | — | #3,458 | — |
| 1988 | 22 | — | #5,248 | #7,042 |
| 1987 | 27 | — | #3,949 | #7,854 |
| 1986 | 19 | — | #4,302 | — |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #9,019 | — |
| 1984 | 13 | — | #5,455 | — |
| 1983 | 18 | — | #5,372 | #7,046 |
| 1982 | 11 | — | #6,245 | — |
| 1981 | 17 | — | #4,477 | — |
| 1980 | 21 | — | #3,808 | — |
| 1979 | 14 | — | #5,024 | — |
| 1978 | 23 | — | #4,031 | #6,537 |
| 1977 | 14 | — | #4,854 | — |
| 1976 | 16 | — | #4,107 | — |
| 1975 | 15 | — | #4,301 | — |
| 1974 | 18 | — | #3,657 | — |
| 1973 | 8 | — | #6,502 | — |
| 1972 | 15 | — | #5,808 | #4,844 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | #6,440 | — |
| 1970 | 20 | — | #4,192 | #4,604 |
| 1969 | 12 | — | #6,427 | #4,868 |
| 1968 | 13 | — | #6,805 | #3,603 |
| 1967 | 12 | — | #6,592 | #3,871 |
| 1966 | 12 | — | #5,671 | #4,392 |
| 1965 | 9 | — | #4,748 | — |
| 1964 | 11 | — | #6,582 | #4,478 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | — | #3,935 |
| 1962 | 12 | — | #7,332 | #3,555 |
| 1960 | 11 | — | #7,086 | #3,963 |
| 1959 | 14 | — | #4,548 | #4,434 |
| 1958 | 21 | — | #3,879 | #2,776 |
| 1957 | 7 | — | — | #3,486 |
| 1956 | 9 | — | — | #2,921 |
| 1951 | 15 | — | #5,281 | #2,812 |
| 1950 | 13 | — | — | #2,181 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | — | #4,148 |
| 1946 | 9 | — | — | #2,656 |
| 1944 | 9 | — | — | #2,596 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | — | #3,941 |
| 1940 | 9 | — | — | #2,633 |
| 1939 | 6 | — | — | #3,403 |
| 1938 | 9 | — | — | #2,610 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | — | #3,457 |
| 1935 | 6 | — | — | #3,569 |
| 1934 | 9 | — | — | #2,706 |
| 1933 | 6 | — | — | #3,555 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | — | #4,165 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | — | #4,206 |
| 1930 | 6 | — | — | #3,911 |
| 1929 | 11 | — | — | #2,564 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | — | #4,607 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | — | #4,101 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | — | #4,689 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | — | #4,097 |
| 1924 | 8 | — | — | #3,442 |
| 1923 | 7 | — | — | #3,742 |
| 1922 | 11 | — | — | #2,766 |
| 1920 | 17 | — | #5,618 | #2,575 |
| 1919 | 7 | — | — | #3,673 |
| 1918 | 6 | — | — | #4,075 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | — | #4,447 |
| 1916 | 10 | — | — | #2,691 |
| 1915 | 7 | — | — | #3,328 |
| 1914 | 12 | — | #4,083 | #2,851 |
| 1913 | 10 | — | — | #1,913 |
| 1907 | 5 | — | — | #1,502 |
| 1901 | 5 | — | — | #1,174 |