The baby name Rainer is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: RAY-ner (/ˈreɪnər/); German: RY-ner (/ˈraɪnɐ/).
Rainer is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Rainer is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: RAY-ner (/ˈreɪnər/); German: RY-ner (/ˈraɪnɐ/).
Rainer is Germanic in Origin.
Rainer is a Germanic given name from Old High German Reginheri (ragin/regin “counsel, decision” + heri “army”), yielding the meaning “counsel of the army,” “wise army,” or “deciding warrior.” Cognates and variants span Europe: German Rainer/Reiner, Dutch Reinier and Reinder, French Rainier, Italian Raniero/Ranieri, English Rayner and Rainier, Scandinavian Ragnar (cognate), and Slavic Rajner under German influence.
The name reached medieval England with the Normans (Rayner/Renier), attested as a forename and later surname (Rayner/Rainer). Bearers include Saint Ranieri of Pisa (12th century), Prince Rainier III of Monaco, and poet Rainer Maria Rilke. Usage rose in German-speaking countries in the mid-20th century and has since waned, though Reinier and Reinder remain familiar in the Low Countries. Today Rainer offers a pan-European choice with deep roots.
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder was a German filmmaker best known as one of the leading figures of New German Cinema. He directed acclaimed films such as Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, The Marriage of Maria Braun, and Berlin Alexanderplatz, and was sometimes credited as R. W. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EE | 0 | #27 | 11 | 1,051 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #46 | 111 | 2,087 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #59 | 10,459 | 5,697 |
| LU | 0 | #63 | 4 | 2,830 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #95 | 993 | 2,180 |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #109 | 2 | 5,607 | |
| Germany | 0 | #113 | 564 | 2,542 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #133 | 3 | 4,130 |
| Norway | Boys | 1992 | #138 | 4 | 531 |
| Austria | 0 | #157 | 58 | 850 | |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #167 | 8 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2014 | #185 | 2 | 1,448 |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #204 | 289 | 2,041 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #208 | 11 | 4,970 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #212 | 1,728 | 3,552 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| France | Boys | 1951 | #213 | 3 | 813 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 3,850 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #219 | 17 | 6,830 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #270 | 4 | 6,912 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| SG | 0 | #278 | 5 | 11,010 | |
| Finland | 0 | #287 | 21 | 830 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #299 | 5 | 5,122 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #301 | 6 | 2,588 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #309 | 17 | 7,401 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #327 | 5 | 9,639 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #334 | 4 | 6,973 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #337 | 4 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #356 | 28 | 11,440 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #358 | 4 | 8,138 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #358 | 10 | 7,951 |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #366 | 4 | 8,477 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| BO | 0 | #404 | 5 | 6,868 | |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #411 | 3 | 5,922 |
| CL | 0 | #432 | 3 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #466 | 9 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #467 | 15 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #475 | 13 | 10,188 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #481 | 3 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #492 | 8 | 7,625 |
| CO | 0 | #504 | 7 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #520 | 7 | 12,621 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #543 | 50 | 9,244 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #551 | 7 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #562 | 4 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #636 | 30 | 13,390 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #668 | 30 | 17,960 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| IT | 0 | #702 | 13 | 4,183 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #719 | 33 | 12,213 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #794 | 127 | 15,656 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #799 | 80 | 14,506 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #826 | 13 | 4,949 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #842 | 51 | 7,044 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #858 | 73 | 5,610 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #888 | 64 | 5,873 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #911 | 8 | 17,948 |
| United States | Girls | 2020 | #912 | 6 | 8,768 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #968 | 15 | 16,355 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,093 | 19 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,113 | 66 | 25,619 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,135 | 9 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,231 | 6 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,332 | 140 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,590 | 25 | 28,008 |
Rainer is popular in 69 countries — most recent births per country:
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