Rani*

#4,308 most common girls' name of all time · #7,332 across all names · 10% male / 90% female · used 1946–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among girls

#4,308

Rank overall

#7,332 of 105,966

First appeared

1946

Years on the list

76 of 146

All-time

2,126

Since 2016

308

Peak year

1979 #2,261

Best rank

#1,958 1971

Girls Boys peak 50/yr

Rani first appears in 1946. 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	Girls	Boys	Total	Rank
2025	31	—	31	#4,479
2024	27	—	27	#4,921
2023	25	—	25	#5,156
2022	26	7	33	#5,061
2021	29	7	36	#4,633
2020	36	7	43	#3,940
2019	32	—	32	#4,362
2018	19	9	28	#6,303
2017	16	5	21	#7,166
2016	25	7	32	#5,315
2015	18	—	18	#6,774
2014	29	14	43	#4,798
2013	29	7	36	#4,781
2012	27	—	27	#5,141
2011	15	—	15	#7,851
2010	21	6	27	#6,232
2009	25	5	30	#5,575
2008	34	—	34	#4,473
2007	34	5	39	#4,407
2006	27	6	33	#5,117
2005	37	10	47	#3,890
2004	22	10	32	#5,599
2003	37	10	47	#3,747
2002	27	6	33	#4,531
2001	30	9	39	#4,138
2000	36	8	44	#3,613
1999	32	—	32	#3,743
1998	24	6	30	#4,521
1997	28	6	34	#3,925
1996	35	5	40	#3,320
1995	34	12	46	#3,312
1994	44	—	44	#2,773
1993	33	—	33	#3,375
1992	28	—	28	#3,800
1991	41	6	47	#2,859
1990	32	8	40	#3,389
1989	32	—	32	#3,288
1988	21	5	26	#4,221
1987	13	—	13	#5,715
1986	22	—	22	#3,813
1985	30	5	35	#3,042
1984	15	—	15	#4,826
1983	27	6	33	#3,094
1982	39	5	44	#2,473
1981	28	6	34	#3,110
1980	37	—	37	#2,567
1979	43	7	50	#2,261
1978	38	—	38	#2,366
1977	41	—	41	#2,237
1976	29	—	29	#2,691
1975	32	—	32	#2,492
1974	36	—	36	#2,231
1973	34	—	34	#2,291
1972	42	—	42	#1,967
1971	44	—	44	#1,958
1970	38	—	38	#2,145
1969	31	—	31	#2,339
1968	21	—	21	#2,845
1967	16	—	16	#3,298
1966	14	—	14	#3,500
1965	15	—	15	#3,351
1964	17	—	17	#3,203
1963	9	—	9	#4,748
1962	16	—	16	#3,247
1961	8	—	8	#5,158
1960	5	—	5	#6,887
1959	8	—	8	#4,904
1958	9	—	9	#4,427
1957	12	—	12	#3,652
1956	5	—	5	#6,537
1955	6	—	6	#5,642
1954	5	—	5	#6,315
1951	5	—	5	#5,992
1948	7	—	7	#4,601
1947	9	—	9	#3,992
1946	7	—	7	#4,407