Girls' name · since 1974
Ranya
Ranya has 998 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,526 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,931 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 998
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
998 babies have been named Ranya since 1974, making it today's #6931 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ranya recorded 998 times among girls since 1974, holding rank #6931 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, 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 1974 to 2025.
- #7,526 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,931 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 998 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ranya ranks #7,526 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,931 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 998 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,526 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,931 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 998
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ranya's 998 recorded births place it above 89.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ranya compares
998 Top 32% higher than 68% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ranya's all-time total is 165% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ranya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 998 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ranya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ranya's full recorded timeline at 2002, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 47 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ranya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Ranya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (354 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Ranya's strongest decade.
354 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Ranya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 40
1970s
40 births
- 1980s 59
1980s
59 births
- 1990s 133
1990s
133 births
- 2000s
2000s
354 births
- 2010s
2010s
313 births
- 2020s 99
2020s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 354 births (35% of all-time use).
How Ranya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ranya's total volume
Ranya by state
Where Ranya concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 43 | 4.3% |
| #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% |
43 of 998 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Ranya's data
- Ranya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (354 total births); usage has since declined to 99 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ranyas (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ranya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Ranya 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.