Names / Unisex names
Rain
Current rank
#1,239
and rising
All-time peak
#1,216
in 2023
First recorded
1956
in U.S. data
Children named
4,800
since 1956
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,216 in 2023 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Rain first appears in American naming records in 1956, where it reads as a unisex name. Its strongest year was 2023, at #1,216 nationally. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. More than 4,800 children have been given the name overall.