Unisex name · since 1949
Ranell
290 babies named Ranell in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 290
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ranell sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 290 recorded since 1949.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ranell has been recorded 290 times among girls since 1949, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 1993.
- #16,222 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 290 born since 1949
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ranell ranks #16,222 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 290 born since 1949, peaking in the 1960s.
- #16,222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 290
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ranell's 290 recorded births place it above 77.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ranell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ranell splits its recorded history at 1971: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1956 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ranell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1993
- Peak year (1958)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Ranell popularity over time - boys
62 total births recorded since 1971 (Ranell as boys' name)
Ranell by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (78 births, 27% of the file).
1960s was Ranell's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Ranell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
- 1950s
1950s
61 births
- 1960s
1960s
78 births
- 1970s
1970s
71 births
- 1980s
1980s
46 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 78 births (27% of all-time use).
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- Ranell's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (78 total births) through the 1990s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ranell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~44 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, 1949–1993 (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 Ranell 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.