Baby Name Popularity Profile

Raiden

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Raiden.

✦ Thunder and lightning 🌍 Japanese Mythological
National Rank (2025) #432
All-Time Peak Rank #353 Achieved 2022
Total U.S. Births 12,681 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 96.4% Boy / 3.6% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1993 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 935 births in 2022
💡 The Raiden Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Thunder and lightning
Language Origin Japanese
Origin Type single
Derived from Japanese, meaning 'thunder and lightning'. It is also the name of a Japanese god of thunder and lightning.
Alternative Spellings
Ryden
Pronunciation: RY-den
Themes & Categories
Mythological
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Raiden across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -1.1%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +16.7%
2015: 633 births 633 2016: 740 births 2017: 800 births 2018: 727 births 2019: 825 births 2020: 747 births 747 2021: 844 births 2022: 935 births 2023: 751 births 2024: 705 births 2025: 739 births 739
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 935 births in 2022
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 12 yrs
Longest Streak 33 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 0
1990s: 134
2000s: 1,658
2010s: 6,168
2020s: 4,721

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Rai-en
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with R, a letter used by only 4.7% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Hawaii
Top States Hawaii, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Washington
States with Data 46
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Hawaii #85 211 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada #383 183 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #588 384 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #433 252 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #266 452 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska #189 36 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho Unranked 92 2017 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico #350 114 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #260 275 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #354 690 2022 +14.3% Growth
Oregon #583 178 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #461 233 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #392 1,414 2019 +30.0% Growth
Kentucky #277 246 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #343 313 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #375 331 2018 Insufficient historical volume
California #430 1,384 2022 +4.2% Growth
Tennessee #545 288 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #327 145 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #355 363 2022 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #425 353 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 37 2021 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia #287 112 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #550 240 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #372 75 2016 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 34 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #387 460 2022 6.5% Decline
Louisiana #443 172 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #542 162 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #577 89 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #395 154 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #485 108 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #370 162 2021 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #407 116 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #560 275 2020 50.0% Decline
Mississippi #508 90 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #618 103 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #623 282 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #602 292 2022 36.0% Decline
North Dakota Unranked 18 2014 Insufficient historical volume
New York #634 374 2021 22.6% Decline
Massachusetts #607 115 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 6 2017 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #688 95 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut Unranked 31 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 5 2013 Insufficient historical volume

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