Boys' name · since 2017
Ranav
Ranav has 52 recorded births since 2017 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,947 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,809 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 52
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
52 babies have been named Ranav since 2017, making it today's #8809 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ranav has been recorded 52 times among boys since 2017, currently ranked #8809 nationally and more common than 37% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2025.
- #21,947 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,809 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 52 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ranav ranks #21,947 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,809 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 52 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #21,947 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,809 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 52
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ranav's 52 recorded births place it above 51.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Ranav compares
52 17th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ranav's all-time total is 86% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ranav | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 52 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ranav's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ranav's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ranav popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Ranav by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (45 births, 87% of the file).
2020s was Ranav's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 87% of all-time use.
Ranav births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 45 births (87% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ranav? ▼
Where does Ranav sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Ranav most popular? ▼
How long has the name Ranav been used? ▼
What names are similar to Ranav? ▼
Keep exploring Ranav
Nearby Names Like Ranav
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ranav
Compare Ranav side by side: Ranav vs Randy Ranav vs Randall Ranav vs Randolph
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Ranav
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ranav: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~8 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2017–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ranav draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.