Raiden
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Raiden is the Japanese god of thunder, and the name evokes thunder and lightning.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
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Usage of Raiden in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Raiden against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Raiden is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Raiden in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 739 boys were named Raiden, making it the #432 boys' name in the US. Since 1993, 12,681 boys have been named Raiden, with the most (935) in 2022. It is most common, relative to births, in Hawaii, Alaska and West Virginia.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Canada (Ontario) | #559 boys | 21 | Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General, ServiceOntario), 2024 |
| England and Wales | #934 boys | 33 | Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2025 |
| Italy | #655 boys | 14 | Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT), 2024 |
| New Zealand | #371 boys | 12 | Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), Births, Deaths and Marriages, 2025 |
| Scotland | #762 boys | 3 | National Records of Scotland (NRS), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Raiden
There are 4 towns and villages with Raiden in their name, in 3 countries.
🇯🇵 Japan 2🇦🇹 Austria 1🇮🇹 Italy 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Raiden | Upper Austria, 🇦🇹 Austria | 26 | Map |
| Raiden-Parggen | Trentino-Alto Adige, 🇮🇹 Italy | 20 | Map |
| Raiden | Iwate, 🇯🇵 Japan | – | Map |
| Raiden | Niigata, 🇯🇵 Japan | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Raiden songs
One song on Wikidata has Raiden in its title:
- Yours (Raiden and Chanyeol song) – Lee Hi (2020)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Fictional characters named Raiden
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Raiden as a pet name
FurryName has found 29 dogs named Raiden in public pet registers, making it the #3,324 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Burnside (1), Victoria (1), Playford (1). Raiden as a dog name →
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