Recorded 1964–1984 Girls' name Peak 1980 80 births

Ranata — girls' name

80 babies named Ranata in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s121980s63
1980s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Ranata was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

35 babies were named Ranata in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ranata

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Ranata between 1964 and 1984, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ranata currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ranata performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ranata shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ranata in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ranata 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 80 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.

Ranata at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

80

Since 1964

21 years of records

Peak year

1980

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1964

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1984

Ranata popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1964

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1980)
35
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
010203040 198419821981198019791964 5

Ranata by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
63 births that decade — 79% of Ranata's all-time total
1960s51970s121980s63

Ranata by state

Where Ranata concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ranata
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
6 7.5%
Louisiana share of Ranata's total US births 7.5%

6 of 80 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ranata?
80 babies have been named Ranata since 1964. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1980 with 35 births.
When was Ranata most popular?
Ranata was most popular in the 1980s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Ranata most popular?
The top states for the name Ranata are Louisiana (6 births).
How long has the name Ranata been used?
Ranata has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 21 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Ranata?
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, 1964–1984 (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.