Boys' name · since 1977
Ranon
64 babies named Ranon in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,467 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 64
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ranon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 64 recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Ranon recorded 64 times among boys since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2021.
- #20,467 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 64 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ranon ranks #20,467 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 64 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,467 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 64
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ranon's 64 recorded births place it above 54.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ranon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ranon's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ranon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2021
- Peak year (1984)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2021.
64 total births across 45 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1984 with 6 births in a single year.
Ranon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (21 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Ranon's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Ranon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 21 births (33% of all-time use).
Ranon decade highlights
- Peak decade 21 births
- Runner-up 16 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Ranon's data
- Ranon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ranon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~44 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, 1977–2021 (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 Ranon 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.
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