Recorded 1969–2016 Girls' name Peak 1990 72 births

Ranessa — girls' name

72 babies named Ranessa in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71970s161980s191990s252010s5
1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Ranessa was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

9 babies were named Ranessa in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ranessa

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Ranessa between 1969 and 2016, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ranessa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ranessa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ranessa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ranessa 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 72 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.

Ranessa at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

72

Since 1969

48 years of records

Peak year

1990

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1969

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2016

Ranessa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1969

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1990)
9
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Ranessa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
25 births that decade — 35% of Ranessa's all-time total
1960s71970s161980s191990s252010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ranessa?
72 babies have been named Ranessa since 1969. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1990 with 9 births.
When was Ranessa most popular?
Ranessa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Ranessa been used?
Ranessa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 48 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Ranessa?
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, 1969–2016 (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.