Ran*
#15,082 most common boys' name of all time · #39,139 across all names · 86% boys / 14% girls · used 1887–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#15,082
Rank overall
#39,139 of 105,966
First appeared
1887
Years on the list
20 of 146
All-time
109
Since 2016
20
Peak year
1979 #4,447
Best rank
#1,063 1887
Girls
Boys
peak 8/yr
Ran first appears in 1887. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 2024 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,393 |
| 2023 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,307 |
| 2016 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 2014 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 2013 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,700 |
| 2011 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,334 |
| 2010 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,813 |
| 1994 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,859 |
| 1986 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,813 |
| 1984 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,382 |
| 1979 | — | 8 | 8 | #4,447 |
| 1965 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,302 |
| 1960 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,112 |
| 1958 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,023 |
| 1949 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,762 |
| 1924 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,418 |
| 1919 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,237 |
| 1918 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,775 |
| 1887 | — | 5 | 5 | #1,063 |