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Rainer

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What official birth registration shows about Rainer: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1997–2022

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1997 to 2022, ranging from #2859 to #4789.2004201320202022#2859#4789
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1997#2859
2004#3651
2012#3987
2013#4685
2017#3996
2020#4608
2021#3990
2022#4789

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 27 of the 41 years from 1952 to 1992.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1952–2022 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #392 among boys in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1952–1992

    Highest recorded position: #332 among boys in Norway, in 1960 (recorded 1952–1992).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2022

    Most recently recorded at #4789 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1952 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #332 in Norway in 1960.

Rainer's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2022England and Walesmale#47893HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#39904HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#46083HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#39964HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#46853HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#39874HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#36513HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#28593HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#6204HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#5416HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#4748HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#6035HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#6085HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#5975HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#5436HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#37012HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#6194HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#5356HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#5735HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#4219HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#5645HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#6034HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#4149HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#5365HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#5534HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#5065HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#4088HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#5374HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#4317HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#5194HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#3668HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#3329HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#4814HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#3486HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#3924HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Rainer is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Rainer, between 1952 and 2022, in 35 of those 71 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: highest position in 1960England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: highest position in 199719522022
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1952–199227#332 in 1960
England and Wales1997–20228#2859 in 1997

Its high point came 37 years earlier in Norway (1960) than in England and Wales (1997).

No registrar recorded it for 7 years after 2004; it appears again in 2012.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Rainer

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1952–2022.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1952 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #332 in Norway in 1960. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.