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Rainey

RAY-nee

Popularity

#2356

rising

Letters

6

Syllables

2

Origin

English

Total Births

2,555

Peak Year

#90 in 2022

First Recorded

1901

Style

Soft & Gentle, Earthy & Bohemian

Spelling

Easy to spell

What It Means

Rainey is a gentle unisex name of English origin. It can be derived from a Germanic personal name Ragin meaning "counsel," or be a diminutive of Lorraine. It also evokes images of gentle rainfall, symbolizing calm.

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Gender Split

Numerology

9

The Idealist

Compassionate, humanitarian, and visionary. Names vibrating at 9 carry universal love.

Famous Namesakes

  • Rainey Qualley

    American actress, singer, and model; daughter of Andie MacDowell.

  • Rainey Bethea

    The last person to be publicly executed in the United States, in 1937.

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Personality Traits

Gentlereflectiveintuitiveartisticcalm

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