Recorded 1934–1993 Boys' name Peak 1951 275 births

Ranny — boys' name

275 babies named Ranny in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s341940s861950s1061960s311980s71990s11
1950s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Ranny was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

17 babies were named Ranny in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ranny

The Social Security Administration has registered 275 babies named Ranny between 1934 and 1993, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ranny currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ranny performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ranny shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ranny 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 275 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.

Ranny at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

275

Since 1934

60 years of records

Peak year

1951

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1934

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 1993

Ranny popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1934

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1951)
17
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
05101520 199319621958195419501946194119361934 7

Ranny popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1992 (Ranny as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1992 5

Ranny by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
106 births that decade — 39% of Ranny's all-time total
1930s341940s861950s1061960s311980s71990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ranny?
275 babies have been named Ranny since 1934. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1951 with 17 births.
When was Ranny most popular?
Ranny was most popular in the 1950s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Ranny been used?
Ranny has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 60 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Ranny?
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.

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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, 1934–1993 (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.