Recorded 2004–2016 Boys' name Peak 2009 24 births

Raniel — boys' name

24 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.

2000s142010s10
2000s
Peak decade

58% 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.

What the Data Says About Raniel

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Raniel between 2004 and 2016, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Raniel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raniel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Raniel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raniel 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 24 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.

Raniel at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

24

Since 2004

13 years of records

Peak year

2009

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

2004

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2016

Raniel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2004

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2009)
8
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
456789 2016201420092004 6

Raniel by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
14 births that decade — 58% of Raniel's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raniel?
24 babies have been named Raniel since 2004. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2009 with 8 births.
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 13 years of data through 2016.
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.

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, 2004–2016 (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.