US rank #7674 Girls' name Peak 2005 982 births

Ranya — #7674 US girls' name

982 babies named Ranya in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s401980s591990s1332000s3542010s3132020s83
#7674
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 57% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Ranya was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

47 babies were named Ranya in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ranya

The Social Security Administration has registered 982 babies named Ranya between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ranya currently holds the #7674 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 47 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ranya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 354 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ranya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 43 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Ranya in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ranya 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 982 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.

Ranya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

982

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2005

47 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,674

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ranya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
47
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Ranya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
354 births that decade — 36% of Ranya's all-time total
1970s401980s591990s1332000s3542010s3132020s83

Ranya by state

Where Ranya concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ranya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
43 4.4%
#2 New York
27 2.7%
#3 Illinois
22 2.2%
#4 Florida
16 1.6%
#5 Michigan
10 1.0%
#6 Georgia
5 0.5%
#7 Ohio
5 0.5%
#8 Texas
5 0.5%
California share of Ranya's total US births 4.4%
Even split

43 of 982 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ranya?
982 babies have been named Ranya since 1974. It currently ranks #7674 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 47 births.
When was Ranya most popular?
Ranya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 354 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Ranya most popular?
The top states for the name Ranya are California (43 births), New York (27 births), Illinois (22 births).
How long has the name Ranya been used?
Ranya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ranya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Randi, Randy, Rana, Randa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1974–2024 (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.