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Rainbow Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Rainbow?

Ranking 5,389th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Rainbow is rare.

Rainbow, would be a stand out, distinctive name selection.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #3,113 in 1980 with 28 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Rainbow was less than 5, most recently in 2007.

Approximately during the years 1970-1974, 1977-1980, and 2015-2017, the name Rainbow took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1980-1984.

Currently, the name is at a very high point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Rainbow be?

Rainbow's popularity has steadily increased for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Rainbow for their newborn has risen.

The name Rainbow is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Rainbow (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 24 5,389
2017 19 6,459
2016 15 7,876
2015 12 9,347
2014 10 10,744
2013 16 7,659
2012 7 14,641
2011 10 10,991
2010 11 10,296
2009 8 13,395
2008 7 15,023
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2003 10 10,252
2002 7 13,292
2001 11 9,212
2000 11 9,013
1999 11 8,660
1998 10 9,109
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1995 7 11,456
1994 5 15,139
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1992 10 8,562
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1990 5 14,632
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1988 6 11,373
1987 10 7,194
1986 9 7,570
1985 8 8,110
1984 16 4,669
1983 14 5,071
1982 20 3,990
1981 19 4,120
1980 28 3,113
1979 19 4,004
1978 16 4,400
1977 8 7,368
1976 12 5,111
1975 13 4,776
1974 16 3,981
1973 12 4,771
1972 10 5,354
1971 6 8,057
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.