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Rainey
OriginWord name or diminutive of Regina, Latin
Meaning"queen"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girls#2376
2025 SSA
US rank · boysUnranked
Below 5 births
About Rainey
Has an old-time country feeling, perhaps due to Ma Rainey, considered the "Mother of the Blues". This is the most popular spelling of the name, given to about 50 girls last year, with half as many called Rainy and a quarter named Rainie, the spelling used by Andie MacDowell for her now-grown daughter.
Rainey is also given to boys.
Pronounced RAY-nee.
As of October 2026, Rainey ranked #2376 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2137 in 2022.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Girls #2,376
Boys #4,843
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,530 | 45 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #3,581 | 44 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #2,855 | 60 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #2,770 | 62 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #3,235 | 50 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #2,883 | 58 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #2,393 | 74 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #2,281 | 81 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #2,137 | 90 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #2,409 | 75 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #2,356 | 78 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #2,376 | 76 | — | 0 |
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Famous Raineys
- Ma Rainey (born Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett)Girl
American blues singer
- Rainey HaynesGirl
American rock singer
- Rainey Qualley (b. 1990)Girl
daughter of actress Andie MacDowell
- Rainey Ryan Rogers (b. 2017)Girl
daughter of singer Randy Rogers
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