Meaning and history
From Japanese 雷 (rai) meaning “thunder” and 電 (den) meaning “lightning,” this name is a regional epithet of the Japanese god Raijin. It became better known in the West through prominent characters named Raiden in the video games Mortal Kombat (1992) and Metal Gear Solid 2 (2001), and it entered the American charts in 2007, probably also because it resembles names such as Jayden and Brayden.
20062006: 180 births, rank #1,021
2007: 210 births, rank #943
2008: 285 births, rank #779
2009: 364 births, rank #671
2010: 378 births, rank #639
20112011: 477 births, rank #534
2012: 489 births, rank #534
2013: 505 births, rank #526
2014: 594 births, rank #479
2015: 633 births, rank #471
20162016: 740 births, rank #424
2017: 800 births, rank #400
2018: 727 births, rank #423
2019: 825 births, rank #381
2020: 747 births, rank #403
20212021: 844 births, rank #382
2022: 935 births, rank #353
2023: 751 births, rank #423
2024: 705 births, rank #448
20252025: 739 births, rank #432
Raiden rose from #448 to #432 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2022, with 935 births.