Given name & surname
Rainie
“one who is helpful; generous”
Rainie is a variant of Rainey. One German interpretation is “one who is helpful; generous.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rainie is a variant of Rainey. One German interpretation is “one who is helpful; generous.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rainie is a variant of Rainey. An origin associated with Rainey is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rainie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 700
- 0 boys · 700 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #5,672 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +2%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,672 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 2.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 590 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 49,860 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Appears in
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