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How popular is the name Rainey?
Births per year, rank history and how many Raineys are alive today.
Rainey (female) is a shortened form of the name Regina. Although Rainey itself was given to 3 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 5927th as a registered name), most Raineys are registered as Regina, which ranked 2788th in 2025 with 9 babies.
Most people called Rainey are registered as Regina, and share that name's profile: the Regina you are most likely to meet is around 4 years old. Half of all Reginas born in England and Wales are between 6 and 29, and there are at least 390 of them alive today. Only some Reginas go by Rainey.
How many babies are named Rainey or Regina each year?
Combined registrations of Regina, Rainey. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Regina rank as a registered name?
Where does Rainey rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Rainey short for Regina?
Yes - Rainey is a shortened form of Regina. Raineys are usually registered as Regina at birth.
When was the name Rainey most popular?
The full name Regina peaked in 2021, when 21 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Rainey itself peaked as a registered name in 2023, with 8 babies.
How many people are called Rainey?
There's no official count of people who go by Rainey, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 390 people registered as Regina born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Rainey.
How old is the typical Rainey?
Most people called Rainey are registered as Regina. Most living Reginas are between 6 and 29; the most common age is about 4.
Is Rainey becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.