Girls' name · since 1990
Raniyah
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 2,185 babies named Raniyah, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,443 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,919 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,185
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Raniyah currently ranks #2919 among girls' names in America, with 2,185 babies recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raniyah has been recorded 2,185 times among girls since 1990, currently ranked #2919 nationally and more common than 83% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #4,443 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,919 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,185 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raniyah ranks #4,443 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,919 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,185 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,443 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,919 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,185
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Raniyah's 2,185 recorded births place it above 93.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Raniyah compares
2,185 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Raniyah's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raniyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,185 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 144 | 21 | 19,840 |
Raniyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Raniyah's full recorded timeline at 2012, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 144 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Raniyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 144
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Raniyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,149 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Raniyah's strongest decade.
1,149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Raniyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
663 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,149 births
- 2020s 360
2020s
360 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,149 births (53% of all-time use).
How Raniyah 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 Raniyah's total volume
Raniyah by state
Where Raniyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 255 | 11.7% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 172 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 129 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 129 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 115 | 5.3% |
| #6 | California | | 90 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 59 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 55 | 2.5% |
255 of 2,185 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Raniyah appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Raniyah's data
- Raniyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,149 total births); usage has since declined to 360 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Raniyahs (255 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Raniyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Raniyah 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.