Raidan
A boys’ name of Japanese origin, meaning thunder and lightning; used in English.
Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Raidan by the numbers
Raidan was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 9 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Raidan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Raidan
Names that are said the same way as Raidan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean the wind
Like Raidan, each of these has the wind in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Keanucool breeze over the mountains40 in England and Wales (2025)
- Torinstern; thunder; a form of Torsten36 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zephyrwest wind; god of the west wind166 in the US (2017)
- Stormtempest or violent wind163 in the US (2017)
- Thorinthunder; resembling thor the god150 in the US (2017)
- Rudrathe roarer; hindu storm god66 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Raidan
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