Meaning of the nameRayne
Rayne is a spelling of the name Raine, which means “queen”.
Meaning
“queen”
Meaning of the name Raine, of which Rayne is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Raine
- People (2022)
- 4,742
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,839
- Median age
- 20 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,183
- people
Rayne in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rayne, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (1,906 people).
4,459 women 283 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Rayne is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rayne in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.007%
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.004%
- Paraíba 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 748 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 639 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 437 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 367 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 224 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 209 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 206 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 199 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 190 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 173 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 167 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 166 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 164 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 113 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 106 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 95 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 79 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 69 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 67 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 67 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 64 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 52 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 50 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 43 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 23 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Rayne
Swaps the i for a y; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists it as a spelling variant and, proportionally, it is most frequent in Alagoas.
About the name Raine
According to Behind the Name, Raine comes from an English surname based on the nickname from Old French reine, 'queen', and is now also taken as a variant of Rain; Rayne appears as a variant. Wiktionary explains the English surname Raine differently, as derived from personal names such as Raymond, and records Rayne as a female name. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Rayne, Rainne and Rhaine among the spelling variants of Raine. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,290 people named Raine, with a median age of 20. The name is mostly female and, proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Other spellings of Raine
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Raine | 7,290 |
| Rayne | 4,742 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Raine · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Raine · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Rayne · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Raine · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Rayne
What does the name Rayne mean?
Rayne means “queen”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Raine, of which Rayne is a spelling.
How many people are named Rayne in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,742 people with the first name Rayne, which ranks it number 2,839 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Rayne a boy's or a girl's name?
Rayne is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,459 women and 283 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Rayne?
Rayne is a name of English and French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Rayne most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.007% of the state's population is named Rayne (224 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Rayne?
Raine. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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