Recorded 1914–1967 Unisex name Peak 1927 205 births

Rannie — boys' name

205 babies named Rannie in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s191930s221940s671950s631960s24
1940s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Rannie was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

14 babies were named Rannie in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rannie

The Social Security Administration has registered 205 babies named Rannie between 1914 and 1967, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rannie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Rannie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 45 additional births since 1912.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rannie performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rannie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rannie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rannie 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 205 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.

Rannie at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

205

Since 1914

54 years of records

Peak year

1927

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1914

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 1967

Rannie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1914

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1927)
14
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
46810121416 19671959195419491944193919281914 5

Rannie popularity over time — girls

45 total births recorded since 1912 (Rannie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 45 births
4.555.566.577.5 19781962195019271917191619131912 6

Rannie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
67 births that decade — 33% of Rannie's all-time total
1910s101920s191930s221940s671950s631960s24

Rannie by state

Where Rannie concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rannie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 2.4%
Mississippi share of Rannie's total US births 2.4%

5 of 205 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rannie?
205 babies have been named Rannie since 1914. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1927 with 14 births.
When was Rannie most popular?
Rannie was most popular in the 1940s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Rannie most popular?
The top states for the name Rannie are Mississippi (5 births).
Is Rannie a unisex name?
Yes, Rannie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 205 births, and as a girl's name it has 45 births.
How long has the name Rannie been used?
Rannie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 54 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Rannie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Randy, Randall, Randolph, Randal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1967 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.