girls:
603 births since 1994
#5113 (11th percentile)
boys:
565 births since 1973
#4021 (12th percentile)
overall:
1.2k births since 1973
#6572 (15th percentile)
The name Rayn is the #6,572 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,168 recorded births since 1973. This represents the 15.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 15.1% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,113 (10.5% percentile) for all time with 603 births since 1994. For boys, it ranks #4,021 (12.3% percentile) for all time with 565 births since 1973.
Rayn first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1973 (1973 for boys and 1994 for girls). Birth data for Rayn is available in 50 out of the 51 years between 1973 and 2023 (48 years for boys and 30 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Rayn is truly gender-neutral, with nearly equal distribution between boys and girls. In 2023, 77.1% of babies named Rayn were girls. Interestingly, until around 1997, the name was more popular for boys (91.8% boys from 1973 to 1996), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (68.8% girls from 1997 to 2023).
For girls, Rayn reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 3.4% percentile (ranked #915) with 21 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 21 births per million (ranked 3.4% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2017, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Rayn is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #915 (3.4% percentile) with 21 births per million.
For boys, Rayn reached its peak popularity in 1985, achieving the 2.9% percentile (ranked #675) with 13 births per million. The name was most common in 1985, with 13 births per million (ranked 2.9% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2017, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Rayn ranks #905 for boys (0.7% percentile) with 6 births per million, which is 46.2% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Rayn".
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