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I find rain to be very cozy weather, so it's not a bad association at all! Lots of people love the rain, so I don't think you'd really have to worry about "I hate rain" comments.

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I'm not really into Rain as a name, I think I'd be more apt to use Lorena or Lorraine nn "Raine, Rainie"

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If I had to use a version of rain, I'd go with Raine. It feels more namey to me. Rayne is cool, but a bit too edgy for my tastes.

I don't think it's a depressing name nor weather. I like Rain better than other weather names, such as Storm or Sunny.

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Rain doesn't need a nickname, but I would opt for Rainy if so. Seems the most "natural" spelling out of those four.

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I'd consider Raine solely as a nickname for Lorraine. I actually like Rayne, but I think of it as a variant of Reina.

I don't really like it as a word-name. Rayne is better imo. Raney.
Then it's more namey to me and less of a weather forecast.
This reminds me that I like the sound of Rainie but with an M instead of an N in the middle. Although I dislike Remi pronounced that way.
I met someone named Raemi, but that's not great either. Then there is Sam Raimi... I dunno. Ramie is a plant.. hmm
Anyway I prefer a name that sounds like rain or rainy as a surnamey-name, rather than a wet name.

I love rainfall and find it enlivening, so no, those names don’t depress me, though I dislike them.

I don't find them depressing. They make good names. I'd spell them Raine and Rainy.

I wouldn't use it, though I live in a water-stressed country and rain is anything but depressing. That said, like the rest of the world we are experiencing strange weather, including some very damaging rainstorms and floods. But still... a sheep farmer I knew went for two years without any rain at all. The sheep were eating prickly-pear cactus leaves for liquid. I don't enjoy word names, geographical or meteorological names of any kind, so Rain, Raine, Rainie etc do nothing for me. RoxStar points out that Raine can be a nn for Lorraine, which gives it a bit more dignity than usual, but to my taste, not enough.

I'm not a fan of rain (the weather) but I keep reminding myself that it's good for the garden and for the farmers growing crops. I have to think of water as a necessity of life.

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I've just recently started to like it as a name. I don't find the it depressing. When you say it out loud, it has a gentle, soft sound.

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I prefer the Raine spelling (like Princess Diana's stepmother). Rayne would be an alternative spelling if you didn't want the water association staring at you. Raina is ok. I would keep Rainie/Rainey as a nickname.

I think it's got an attractive sound, not particularly sad or depressing. But I also think there's often a cheesy quality to it, especially when so many people seem to like to match it up with other word names and you get crap like Summer Rain or Rain Willow.
I think it's best kept to the middle slot, but with a non-word fn.
Rainy/Rainie does nothing for me. My mother's name is Lorraine and she has often been called Rainy by her friends, or sometimes Lori, though she doesn't have any particular preference for either or for just Lorraine.

No, Rain/Raine isn't depressing. It brings out the flowers! However, I prefer Rayna/Raina.