Recorded 1971–2021 Boys' name Peak 1993 119 births

Rangel — boys' name

119 babies named Rangel in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s121990s552000s372010s52020s5
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Rangel was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

9 babies were named Rangel in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rangel

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Rangel between 1971 and 2021, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rangel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rangel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rangel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rangel 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 119 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.

Rangel at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

119

Since 1971

51 years of records

Peak year

1993

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1971

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2021

Rangel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1971

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1993)
9
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Rangel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
55 births that decade — 46% of Rangel's all-time total
1970s51980s121990s552000s372010s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rangel?
119 babies have been named Rangel since 1971. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1993 with 9 births.
When was Rangel most popular?
Rangel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Rangel been used?
Rangel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 51 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Rangel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Randy, Randall, Randolph, Randal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1971–2021 (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.