Boys' name · since 1994

Ranbir

191 babies named Ranbir in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#13,249 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#10,079 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
191
born since 1994
2010s
peak decade

191 babies have been named Ranbir since 1994, making it today's #10079 boys' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ranbir has been recorded 191 times among boys since 1994, currently ranked #10079 nationally and more common than 28% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.

  • #13,249 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #10,079 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 191 born since 1994
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ranbir ranks #13,249 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,079 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 191 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.

#13,249 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#10,079 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
191
born since 1994
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%27.6%
Ranbir vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ranbir's 191 recorded births place it above 70.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Ranbir compares

191 37th 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

Ranbir's all-time total is 48% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ranbir Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 191 369 358,536
Peak-year births 24 34 22,252

Ranbir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Ranbir splits its recorded history at 2014: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Ranbir popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
24
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
0510152025 1994200820112014201720202025 7

Ranbir by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (125 births, 65% of the file).

2010s was Ranbir's strongest decade.

125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.

Ranbir births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 125 births (65% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Ranbir by state

Where Ranbir concentrates geographically, total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ranbir
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 6.3%
California share of Ranbir's total US births 6.3%

12 of 191 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ranbir?
Ranbir has been given to 191 babies in the U.S. since 1994, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #13,249 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #10,079 of 13,930. 24 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
Where does Ranbir sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ranbir ranks #13,249 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,079 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ranbir most popular?
Ranbir was most popular in the 2010s decade with 125 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Ranbir most popular?
The top states for the name Ranbir are California (12 births).
How long has the name Ranbir been used?
Ranbir has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 32 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Ranbir?
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.

What to do with Ranbir's data

  • Ranbir's decade-level peak was the 2010s (125 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Ranbirs (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ranbir

Nearby Names Like Ranbir

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ranbir

Names with a similar popularity rank to Ranbir

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ranbir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1994–2025 (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 Ranbir 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.