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Raina

Meaning
Happy
Origin
Bulgarian — Variant of Rayna
Meaning
Strong counsel
Origin
Germanic — Variant of Rayna
Meaning
Night
Origin
Hindi — From the word raina

Girl's name · #916 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Raina reached #737 in 2011 and has eased to #916 since. About 12,000 girls have carried it since 1946.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 28 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#290 in N. Ireland (2025) · #780 in Scotland (2025) · #782 in Canada (2025) · #1,199 in Italy (2024) · #1,229 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,742 in France (2025) · #898 in Ireland (2024) · #2,228 in Sweden (2024) · #9,234 in Ecuador (2024) · #3,437 in Austria (2018).

Famous Rainas

In stories & tradition

What Rainas become

Among 40 notable people named Raina:

Entertainers appear 1.77× more often than among typical names — e.g. Raina Kabaivanska, Bulgarian opera singer (born 1934).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Rayna (#796), Raina would rank around #482 with about 630 births last year — the newborns split about 54/46 between Rayna and Raina.

Similar names: Rayna · Kallie · Rayne · Laina · Jersey · Shayna

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