Total births
30
Boys' name · since 2004
Raniel
30 babies named Raniel in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 30
- total births
- 2004–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
Raniel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 30 recorded since 2004.
Raniel has 30 recorded births among boys since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- 30 total births
- 2004–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 47% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
30 boys have been named Raniel since 2004, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.
- 30
- total births
- 2004–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
47% of everyone ever named Raniel was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
8 babies were named Raniel in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
Raniel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Raniel's full recorded timeline at 2014, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Raniel at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2009
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2004
Raniel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Raniel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Raniel's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Raniel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 14 births (47% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Raniel? ▼
Raniel has been given to 30 babies in the U.S. since 2004, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 8 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
When was Raniel most popular? ▼
Raniel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Raniel been used? ▼
Raniel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 22 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Raniel? ▼
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.
What to do with Raniel's data
- Raniel's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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.
Keep exploring Raniel
Nearby Names Like Raniel
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Raniel
Randy Boy
#1014 329,468 births
Randall Boy
#1608 198,592 births
Randolph Boy
#5446 49,424 births
Randal Boy
#5466 29,192 births
Randell Boy
#7807 10,011 births
Compare Raniel side by side: Raniel vs Randy Raniel vs Randall Raniel vs Randolph
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2004–2025 (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. "Raniel: Baby Name Since 2004 - 30 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/raniel. 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 Raniel 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 July 2026.