Girls' name · since 1956
Ranita
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 450 babies named Ranita, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,613 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 450
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ranita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 450 have been recorded since 1956.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ranita has been recorded 450 times among girls since 1956, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2009.
- #12,613 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 450 born since 1956
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ranita ranks #12,613 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 450 born since 1956, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,613 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 450
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ranita's 450 recorded births place it above 82.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ranita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ranita splits its recorded history at 1980: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1956 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ranita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2009
- Peak year (1989)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Ranita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (135 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Ranita's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Ranita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
- 1960s
1960s
83 births
- 1970s
1970s
76 births
- 1980s
1980s
135 births
- 1990s
1990s
79 births
- 2000s 46
2000s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 135 births (30% of all-time use).
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- Ranita's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (135 total births) through the 2000s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ranita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1956–2009 (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 Ranita 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.