Raiden is a distinctive choice, ranked #934 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Raiden in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#934
US Rank #432
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About the Name Raiden
Raiden has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 269 places in five years. It was most popular in 2020 at #699 โ parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2004.
Raiden is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Raiden in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #449, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
โญ Famous People Named Raiden
Raiden Tameemon โ Raiden Tameemon (้ท้ป็ฒๅณ่ก้), born Seki Tarลkichi, was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Tลmi, Nagano Prefecture.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Raiden
Unlikely. With around 33 UK babies named Raiden per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Raiden in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Raiden is declining: down 235 places since 2020, to #934 in 2025. It peaked at #699 in 2020.
Raiden is more popular in the US (#449) than in the UK (#968). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Raiden appears in the US top 500 at #449 in 2024 โ moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
33
UK babies named Raiden (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 235 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Raiden
Almost certainly the only Raiden in the class
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UK Popularity (2004–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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