Given name & surname
Raina
“a queenly woman”·“queen”
Raina is a form of Regina. Interpretations include “queen” (Latin) and “a queenly woman” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Polish use, Raina carries the interpretation “a queenly woman.” Raina is a form of Regina. Interpretations include “queen” (Latin) and “a queenly woman” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Polish.
How it developed
Raina is used as a form of Regina.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Raina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12,453
- 0 boys · 12,453 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 375 babies
- 2025
- 287
- #916 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −17%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 287 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 916 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 16.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 375 in 2011. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (27). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,301 as a first name in 2020; 982 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Raina’s family of names
Raina is a form of Regina. Raina has a related form in Reyna. Raina has a related form in Reina.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 20
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Raina
- Raina KabaivanskaBulgarian opera singerborn 1934
- RaynaBulgarian singerborn 1981
- Raina TelgemeierAmerican cartoonist, illustrator and writerborn 1977
- Rayna KnyaginyaBulgarian teacher and revolutionary (1856-1917)
- Rayna KatsarovaBulgarian ethnomusicologist1901–1984
- Rayna KasabovaBulgarian air force pilot1897–1969
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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