Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Rainbow

Gender

Female

Origin

English

Pronunciation

ra(in)-bow

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 1980 (rank #3066, 28 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6546, 17 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
202517
202411
202320
202218
202121
202023
201925
201825
201719
201615

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #2163, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4866, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20254
20244
20234
202210
20213
202012
20196
20186
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence