Recorded 1978–1998 Girls' name Peak 1991 38 births

Raneka — girls' name

38 babies named Raneka in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s61990s26
1990s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Raneka was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

8 babies were named Raneka in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raneka

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Raneka between 1978 and 1998, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raneka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raneka performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Raneka shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raneka 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 38 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.

Raneka at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

38

Since 1978

21 years of records

Peak year

1991

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1978

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1998

Raneka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1978

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1991)
8
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Raneka by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
26 births that decade — 68% of Raneka's all-time total
1970s61980s61990s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raneka?
38 babies have been named Raneka since 1978. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1991 with 8 births.
When was Raneka most popular?
Raneka was most popular in the 1990s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Raneka been used?
Raneka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 21 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Raneka?
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, 1978–1998 (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.