Gender: Boy
Meaning: Thunder, thunder god
Origin: Japanese/English (variant)
Popularity: Ranked #757 in 2024 with 336 babies born.
History: A variant spelling of Raiden, from the Japanese thunder god Raijin. The character Raiden from the 'Mortal Kombat' video game series popularized the name in Western culture. This phonetic spelling has been on US charts since the 2000s.
Name length: 6 letters
How common is Rayden? About 1 in 9,676 babies born in 2024 were named Rayden, or roughly 0.9 per day in the United States.
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