Rainer
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Rainer
Rainer is one of those baby names that is still under-the-radar but has been quietly gaining traction: The number of boys who've received the name has doubled in the past decade, to just under 50. Part nature name and part traditional German name for boys, Rainer can claim a place among the two-syllable r-ending baby names so fashionable for boys today.
Rainer is also given to girls.
Pronounced RAY-nur.
As of October 2026, Rainer ranked #3429 for boys in US births in 2025 and #14723 for girls in US births in 2020 SSA, peaked at #1783 for boys in 1964.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,200 | 35 | 18.2 |
| 2015 | #3,210 | 36 | 18.8 |
| 2016 | #2,822 | 43 | 22.7 |
| 2017 | #2,623 | 48 | 25.9 |
| 2018 | #2,464 | 53 | 29.2 |
| 2019 | #3,324 | 35 | 19.5 |
| 2020 | #2,829 | 43 | 24.9 |
| 2021 | #2,518 | 53 | 30.3 |
| 2022 | #2,902 | 44 | 25.2 |
| 2023 | #2,833 | 45 | 26.3 |
| 2024 | #2,615 | 51 | 29.6 |
| 2025 | #3,429 | 34 | 19.9 |
World rankings
Rainer for boys
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Rainer on lists
Famous Rainers
- Rainer Maria RilkeBoy
German poet
- Rainer Werner FassbinderBoy
German film director
- Rainer SchüttlerBoy
German tennis player
- Rainer KrauseBoy
German psychologist
Rainer in pop culture
- Rainer MariaBoy
American rock band
- Rainer DevonBoy
character on TV's "Famous in Love"