The first name Raina

In 2025, 26 girls were named Raina, making it the 1,229th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2020, with 44 births (#821).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Raina with other names.

In 2025, 287 girls born in the United States were named Raina, the 916th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2011, when 375 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Raina Kabaivanska
  Bulgarian opera singer, born 1934
• Raina Telgemeier
  American cartoonist, illustrator and writer, born 1977
• Rayna
  Bulgarian singer, born 1981
• Rayna Knyaginya
  Bulgarian teacher and revolutionary (1856-1917)
• Rayna Kasabova
  Bulgarian air force pilot, 1897–1969
• Rayna Katsarova
  Bulgarian ethnomusicologist, 1901–1984

What does the name Raina mean?

Borrowed from Kashmiri 𑆫𑆽𑆤𑆳 (rainā) / रैना (rainā) / رینا (rainā). This surname is mostly found in Kashmir. Borrowed also from Italian Raina.

How popular is the name Raina?

In 2025, 26 girls born in England and Wales were named Raina, ranking 1,229th. Its peak was 2020, with 44 births.

Is Raina a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 12,453 US babies named Raina since 1880 were girls.

When was Raina most popular?

2011 in the United States, when 375 babies were named Raina, its highest rank at 737th.

Is Raina also a surname?

Yes. Raina is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.