Recorded 1941–2023 Girls' name Peak 1949 419 births

Ranelle — girls' name

419 babies named Ranelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s371950s791960s811970s871980s811990s432000s62020s5
1970s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Ranelle was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

27 babies were named Ranelle in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ranelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 419 babies named Ranelle between 1941 and 2023, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ranelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ranelle performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Ranelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ranelle 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 419 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.

Ranelle at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

419

Since 1941

83 years of records

Peak year

1949

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1941

Recorded for 83 years

Last year on file: 2023

Ranelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1941

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1949)
27
Annual births at peak — across 83 years of records
051015202530 20231991198319761968196019531941 5

Ranelle by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
87 births that decade — 21% of Ranelle's all-time total
1940s371950s791960s811970s871980s811990s432000s62020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ranelle?
419 babies have been named Ranelle since 1941. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1949 with 27 births.
When was Ranelle most popular?
Ranelle was most popular in the 1970s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
How long has the name Ranelle been used?
Ranelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 83 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Ranelle?
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, 1941–2023 (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.