Raen

A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Raen by the numbers

Raen was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 6 babies in 2002, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Raen

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Raen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Ravendark-haired; from the bird name742 in the US (2017)
  • Raeewe; a form of Rachel121 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Rainrain or counsel; from Rein or Raine134 in the US (2017)
  • Renbenevolence; lotus93 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ryenlittle king; descendant of Rian; a respelling of Ryan62 in the US (2017)
  • Rhen23 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Raen

Names that are said the same way as Raen, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Rayanwatered; verdant or irrigated land291 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Rayhansweet basil16 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Raihanfragrant flower of paradise6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Rayhaanperfumed or fragrant one3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Rawan12 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Raeann31 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Raen

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