Girls' name · since 1941
Ranelle
Since 1941, U.S. Social Security records show 424 babies named Ranelle, peaking in 1949. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,060 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 424
- born since 1941
- 1970s
- peak decade
424 girls have been named Ranelle since 1941, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ranelle recorded 424 times among girls since 1941, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2024.
- #13,060 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 424 born since 1941
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ranelle ranks #13,060 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 424 born since 1941, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,060 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 424
- born since 1941
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ranelle's 424 recorded births place it above 81.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ranelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ranelle's full recorded timeline at 1974, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1941, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1949 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ranelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2024
- Peak year (1949)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Ranelle by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (87 births, 21% of the file).
1970s was Ranelle's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Ranelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
37 births
- 1950s
1950s
79 births
- 1960s
1960s
81 births
- 1970s
1970s
87 births
- 1980s
1980s
81 births
- 1990s
1990s
43 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 87 births (21% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ranelle's data
- Ranelle's decade-level peak was the 1970s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ranelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1941–2024 (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 Ranelle 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.