Meaning: Its source is Regina, a Latin name meaning "Queen."

Languages: This girl's name is used in German, English, Polish and Czech.

Alternative Spellings: Raena and Rayna

Variant Forms: Raine and Reiny

Popularity: The name Raina ranked 919th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 2308th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Narrative: There are suggestions that the English version of this name can simply be attributed to the word ''rain'' with an extra syllable attached, or to the wish to create a feminine form of Ray.