Name
Raiden
Meaning
Raiden is a masculine name of Japanese origin meaning “thunder and lightning”.
Raiden is the popular rendering of Raijin, the Japanese god of thunder, whose name joins the characters for thunder and lightning; he is depicted drumming storms out of a ring of drums. Mortal Kombat's lightning-wielding Raiden carried the name to Western parents, who also like that it rhymes with Aiden.
Entered the US boys' top 1000 in 2013 and climbed into the top 400.
Popularity in the United States
Boys
Ranked #432 in 2025 · peak #353 in 2022
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
At a glance
- Origin
- Japanese
- Gender
- Masculine
- Pronounced
- /RAY-den/
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Questions
Raiden is a masculine name of Japanese origin meaning “thunder and lightning”. Raiden is the popular rendering of Raijin, the Japanese god of thunder, whose name joins the characters for thunder and lightning; he is depicted drumming storms out of a ring of drums.
Raiden is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. Entered the US boys' top 1000 in 2013 and climbed into the top 400.
The name Raiden comes from Japanese. Raiden is the popular rendering of Raijin, the Japanese god of thunder, whose name joins the characters for thunder and lightning; he is depicted drumming storms out of a ring of drums. Mortal Kombat's lightning-wielding Raiden carried the name to Western parents, who also like that it rhymes with Aiden.
Raiden is pronounced RAY-den.
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