Girls' name · since 1986

Raneshia

Raneshia has 96 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#27,592 of 72,339
all-time among girls
96
born since 1986
1990s
peak decade

Raneshia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 96 have been recorded since 1986.

Raneshia has 96 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2001.

  • #27,592 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 96 born since 1986
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raneshia ranks #27,592 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 96 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.

#27,592 of 72,339
all-time among girls
96
born since 1986
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Raneshia's 96 recorded births place it above 61.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Raneshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Raneshia's full recorded timeline at 1993, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Raneshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2001

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1994)
13
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
468101214 1986198919911993199519992001 6

Raneshia by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (65 births, 68% of the file).

1990s was Raneshia's strongest decade.

65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.

Raneshia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 65 births (68% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raneshia?
Since 1986, Social Security records show 96 babies named Raneshia. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #27,592 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2001. Its busiest year on record was 1994, with 13 births.
Where does Raneshia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raneshia ranks #27,592 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Raneshia most popular?
Raneshia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Raneshia been used?
The SSA has tracked Raneshia since 1986 -- 16 years through the most recent 2001 data.
What names are similar to Raneshia?
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.

What to do with Raneshia's data

  • Raneshia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- 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.

Keep exploring Raneshia

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Raneshia: 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, 1986–2001 (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 Raneshia 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.