Girls' name · since 1973
Ranisha
584 babies named Ranisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,726 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 584
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
584 girls have been named Ranisha since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ranisha has been recorded 584 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2009.
- #10,726 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 584 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ranisha ranks #10,726 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 584 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,726 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 584
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ranisha's 584 recorded births place it above 85.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ranisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ranisha's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 49, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ranisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2009
- Peak year (1993)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Ranisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (307 births, 53% of the file).
1990s was Ranisha's strongest decade.
307 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Ranisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1980s
1980s
180 births
- 1990s
1990s
307 births
- 2000s 64
2000s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 307 births (53% of all-time use).
How Ranisha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ranisha's total volume
Ranisha by state
Where Ranisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 31 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 16 | 2.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 7 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.0% |
31 of 584 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Ranisha's data
- Ranisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (307 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ranishas (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ranisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1973–2009 (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 Ranisha 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.