Names / Boy names
Rainer
Current rank
#3,429
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,783
in 1964
First recorded
1955
in U.S. data
Children named
1,200
since 1955
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,783 in 1964 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Rainer is a boys' name that was first recorded in 1955. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Only about 1,200 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.