Boys' name · since 1958
Ranger
1,518 babies named Ranger in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,927 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,578 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,518
- born since 1958
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ranger is the #1578 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,518 recorded since 1958.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ranger has been recorded 1,518 times among boys since 1958, currently ranked #1578 nationally and more common than 89% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2025.
- #3,927 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,578 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,518 born since 1958
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ranger ranks #3,927 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,578 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,518 born since 1958, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,927 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,578 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,518
- born since 1958
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ranger's 1,518 recorded births place it above 91.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ranger compares
1,518 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ranger's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ranger | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,518 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 126 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ranger's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ranger's full recorded timeline at 2008, 87% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 13% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 126 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ranger popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 126
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Ranger by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (683 births, 45% of the file).
2020s was Ranger's strongest decade.
683 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Ranger births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1990s 63
1990s
63 births
- 2000s 175
2000s
175 births
- 2010s
2010s
592 births
- 2020s
2020s
683 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 683 births (45% of all-time use).
How Ranger compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ranger's total volume
Ranger by state
Where Ranger concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 198 | 13.0% |
| #2 | California | | 100 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 39 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 35 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 26 | 1.7% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 24 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 17 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 16 | 1.1% |
198 of 1,518 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Ranger appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ranger's data
- Texas records the most Rangers (198 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ranger: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~67 yrs)
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, 1958–2025 (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 Ranger 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.