Rankin — #7770 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Rankin

The Social Security Administration has registered 340 babies named Rankin between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rankin currently holds the #7770 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rankin performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Rankin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rankin 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 340 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.