Girls' name · since 1999
Raniya
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 1,597 babies named Raniya, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,476 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,427 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,597
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,597 babies have been named Raniya since 1999, making it today's #4427 girls' name.
Raniya has 1,597 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4427 as of the latest data, more common than 74% of girls, 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 1999 to 2025.
- #5,476 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,427 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,597 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raniya ranks #5,476 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,427 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,597 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,476 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,427 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,597
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Raniya's 1,597 recorded births place it above 92.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Raniya compares
1,597 Top 25% higher than 75% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Raniya's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raniya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,597 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 119 | 21 | 19,840 |
Raniya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Raniya's full recorded timeline at 2012, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 13 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 119 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Raniya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 119
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Raniya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (714 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Raniya's strongest decade.
714 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Raniya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
714 births
- 2010s
2010s
647 births
- 2020s 223
2020s
223 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 714 births (45% of all-time use).
How Raniya 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 Raniya's total volume
Raniya by state
Where Raniya concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 158 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 91 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 60 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 50 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Texas | | 49 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 28 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 24 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 24 | 1.5% |
158 of 1,597 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Raniya appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Raniya's data
- Raniya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (714 total births); usage has since declined to 223 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Raniyas (158 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Raniya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Raniya 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.