How Many People Are Named Raina?
An estimated 11,750 people in the United States have the first name Raina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Raina peaked in popularity in 2011 with 375 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Raina as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Raina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
11,750
About 1 in 29,171 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2011
375 births
Total Registered
12,162
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Raina
Raina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 12,162 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Raina as a female name
Ranked #1,000 in 2024
257 female births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (375 births)
Raina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Raina span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,254 babies were registered. While Raina is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Raina by Decade
How has Raina tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Raina by State
Birth registrations for Raina span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in South Dakota, New Mexico, New Hampshire. On average, about 216 Rainas were registered per state.
Raina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Raina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Raina
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Raina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Raina?
We estimate approximately 11,750 people named Raina are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 29,171 Americans share this first name.
Is Raina a common name?
Raina is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,162 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Raina most popular?
Raina reached peak popularity in 2011, when 375 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Raina is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Raina a female name?
Raina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Raina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Raina Smith, Raina Johnson, Raina Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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