Raina
- Pronunciation
- [Rai-na]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Chamoru Spanish, "Queen."
- Origin
- Chamoru
About the Name Raina
Raina is often understood to mean "queen," a sense it carries in Chamoru Spanish — the language of the Mariana Islands, where Spanish and indigenous Chamoru traditions blend together. The same regal sound appears across several other cultures as well, giving Raina a graceful, crown-bright quality and a meaning of dignity and beauty that travels easily and naturally between many different languages.
As a given name, Raina has a soft yet confident two-syllable sound and a versatile, international feel. It sits comfortably among contemporary favorites while keeping a distinctive identity all its own, and it lends itself to several elegant alternate forms that share its character. Recorded variants include Rayne and Reina, each echoing its queenly meaning and gentle melody — from the airier Rayne to the closely related Reina, giving families room to choose the look that suits them best.
Raina first entered the US Social Security top-1000 for girls in 2000 and reached its peak in 2011 at rank #737. It has shown impressive longevity, remaining in the rankings through 2024, when it sat at #1000 with 257 births, after ranking #919 in 2023. Across its long run it accounts for 7,655 recorded births, marking it as an enduring and well-loved choice across more than two decades. It remains a graceful, internationally flavored choice with a quietly regal character.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Raina
US Popularity History (2000–2025)
Annual US births named Raina by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2011 with 375 girls named Raina (girl rank #737 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #916 for girls (287 US births). That's 179 places below its 2011 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Raina Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Raina the strongest states are Oregon, South Carolina, Minnesota.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | #573 | 35 |
| 2 | South Carolina | #583 | 60 |
| 3 | Minnesota | #620 | 83 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | #656 | 153 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | #669 | 59 |
| 6 | Georgia | #692 | 127 |
| 7 | Missouri | #700 | 44 |
| 8 | Virginia | #712 | 92 |
| 9 | New York | #735 | 184 |
| 10 | Kentucky | #742 | 29 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | #1,070 | 89 |
| 2 | Arizona | #958 | 20 |
| 3 | Alabama | #918 | 15 |
| 4 | Colorado | #899 | 29 |
| 5 | Tennessee | #896 | 62 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | #865 | 15 |
| 7 | Indiana | #830 | 66 |
| 8 | Louisiana | #819 | 38 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | #815 | 44 |
| 10 | North Carolina | #801 | 103 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Raina in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
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Compare Raina to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Raina against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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