Is Rainer a boy or girl name?

Rainer is a boy’s name. Of the 1,276 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.2% were girls and 98.8% were boys.

Rainer

Recorded 1955–2025 · United States

Rainer was most popular in 2018, when 53 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,335 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,270, with 34 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,276 people named Rainer.

Rainer over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rainer’s peak in 2018. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rainer a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rainer is a boy’s name — 1.2% of the 1,276 Americans given it were girls and 98.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 1% girls and 99% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Rainer

Where Rainer is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 4.5×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org