Recorded 1953–1988 Girls' name Peak 1955 89 births

Ranay — girls' name

89 babies named Ranay in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s301960s301970s111980s18
1950s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Ranay was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ranay in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ranay

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Ranay between 1953 and 1988, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ranay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ranay performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ranay shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ranay 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 89 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.

Ranay at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

89

Since 1953

36 years of records

Peak year

1955

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1953

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1988

Ranay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1953

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1955)
7
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Ranay by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
30 births that decade — 34% of Ranay's all-time total
1950s301960s301970s111980s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ranay?
89 babies have been named Ranay since 1953. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1955 with 7 births.
When was Ranay most popular?
Ranay was most popular in the 1950s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
How long has the name Ranay been used?
Ranay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 36 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Ranay?
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, 1953–1988 (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.