Recorded 1953–1982 Girls' name Peak 1960 104 births

Ranette — girls' name

104 babies named Ranette in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s561970s321980s5
1960s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Ranette was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

12 babies were named Ranette in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ranette

The Social Security Administration has registered 104 babies named Ranette between 1953 and 1982, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ranette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ranette performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ranette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ranette 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 104 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.

Ranette at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

104

Since 1953

30 years of records

Peak year

1960

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1953

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1982

Ranette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1953

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1960)
12
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
468101214 198219751971196919651963196119591953 6

Ranette by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
56 births that decade — 54% of Ranette's all-time total
1950s111960s561970s321980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ranette?
104 babies have been named Ranette since 1953. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1960 with 12 births.
When was Ranette most popular?
Ranette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Ranette been used?
Ranette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 30 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Ranette?
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, 1953–1982 (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.