Total births
120
Girls' name · since 1920
Ranie
120 babies named Ranie in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 120
- total births
- 1920–2006
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
Ranie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 120 recorded since 1920.
Ranie has 120 recorded births among girls since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2006.
- 120 total births
- 1920–2006 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 29% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
120 girls have been named Ranie since 1920, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2006.
- 120
- total births
- 1920–2006
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
29% of everyone ever named Ranie was born in this single decade.
1958
Single peak year
26 babies were named Ranie in 1958 - its busiest year on record.
Ranie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ranie's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1958 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ranie at a glance
Last recorded 2006Peak year
1958
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1920
Ranie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2006
- Peak year (1958)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Ranie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Ranie's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Ranie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
26 births
- 1960s
1960s
22 births
- 1970s
1970s
35 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 35 births (29% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ranie? ▼
120 babies have been named Ranie since 1920. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1958 with 26 births.
When was Ranie most popular? ▼
Ranie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Ranie been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ranie since 1920 -- 87 years through the most recent 2006 data.
What names are similar to Ranie? ▼
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 Ranie's data
- Ranie's decade-level peak was the 1970s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1920–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ranie: Baby Name Since 1920 - 120 Births, Peak 1958." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ranie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ranie 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 June 2026.