Recorded 1959–1995 Girls' name Peak 1980 309 births

Ranada — girls' name

309 babies named Ranada in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51970s541980s2341990s16
1980s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Ranada was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

116 babies were named Ranada in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ranada

The Social Security Administration has registered 309 babies named Ranada between 1959 and 1995, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ranada currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 116 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ranada performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 234 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ranada shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 41 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Missouri. In total, SSA state-level files list Ranada in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ranada in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 309 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ranada at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

309

Since 1959

37 years of records

Peak year

1980

116 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1959

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1995

Ranada popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1959

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1980)
116
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Ranada by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
234 births that decade — 76% of Ranada's all-time total
1950s51970s541980s2341990s16

Ranada by state

Where Ranada concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ranada
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
41 13.3%
#2 Georgia
17 5.5%
#3 Missouri
8 2.6%
#4 Mississippi
7 2.3%
#5 Illinois
6 1.9%
#6 South Carolina
6 1.9%
#7 North Carolina
5 1.6%
#8 Pennsylvania
5 1.6%
Louisiana share of Ranada's total US births 13.3%
Even split

41 of 309 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Ranada appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ranada?
309 babies have been named Ranada since 1959. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1980 with 116 births.
When was Ranada most popular?
Ranada was most popular in the 1980s decade with 234 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Ranada most popular?
The top states for the name Ranada are Louisiana (41 births), Georgia (17 births), Missouri (8 births).
How long has the name Ranada been used?
Ranada has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 37 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Ranada?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Randi, Randy, Rana, Randa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1959–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.