Recorded 1972–1997 Boys' name Peak 1982 64 births

Ranard — boys' name

64 babies named Ranard in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s271990s26
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Ranard was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

9 babies were named Ranard in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ranard

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Ranard between 1972 and 1997, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ranard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ranard performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ranard shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ranard 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 64 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.

Ranard at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

64

Since 1972

26 years of records

Peak year

1982

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1972

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1997

Ranard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1972

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1982)
9
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
45678910 19971996199519941990198619841982198119761972 5

Ranard by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
27 births that decade — 42% of Ranard's all-time total
1970s111980s271990s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ranard?
64 babies have been named Ranard since 1972. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1982 with 9 births.
When was Ranard most popular?
Ranard was most popular in the 1980s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Ranard been used?
Ranard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 26 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Ranard?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Randy, Randall, Randolph, Randal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1972–1997 (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.