Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1971

Rana

Meaning Rana is a given name and surname with multiple origins Gender Girl · 4% boys Rank 2025 #3,203 Trend ↓ Falling 14%

Rana is a given name and surname with multiple origins.

Rank 2025
#3,203
among girls · ↑538 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
65
named Rana · +20% vs 2024
How common
1 in 32,145
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1971
120 babies
All-time total
4,732
#2,734 all-time among girls
First recorded
1942
in Social Security records

Rana popularity over time

4,732 babies have been named Rana since 1942, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 84 – 84 8 – #2,242
1950s 169 – 169 17 +101% #2,176
1960s 432 – 432 43 +156% #1,298
1970s 1,036 5 1,041 104 +141% #1,032
1980s 745 5 750 75 -28% #1,417
1990s 658 12 670 67 -11% #1,793
2000s 596 17 613 61 -9% #2,321
2010s 526 81 607 61 -1% #2,756
2020s (to 2025) 307 59 366 61 0% #2,631

Where Rana is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 49 0.03 outside top 500
2027 48 0.03 outside top 500
2028 48 0.03 outside top 500
2029 47 0.03 outside top 500
2030 47 0.03 outside top 500

Where Rana is most popular

Girls named Rana per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.032 per 1,000. Strongest in Michigan, New York, and Virginia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Rana born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Michigan 24 0.132 +318%
New York 34 0.086 +172%
Virginia 10 0.059 +86%
California 39 0.046 +47%
Illinois 5 0.022 -31%
Texas 5 0.006 -80%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Rana

Rana is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,203 in 2025 with 50 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1942, 4,732 American babies have been named Rana. Its peak came in 1971, when 120 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Rana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rana?

The median living Rana is about 36 years old; half are between 19 and 50. An estimated 4,500 people named Rana are alive in the United States today.

median 36 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Rana year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 50 #3,203 15 #6,073
2024 41 #3,741 13 #6,735
2023 48 #3,373 – –
2022 67 #2,631 9 #8,830
2021 50 #3,245 8 #9,496
2020 51 #3,129 14 #6,213
2019 59 #2,845 9 #8,719
2018 56 #2,957 7 #10,485
2017 44 #3,538 10 #8,003
2016 63 #2,756 8 #9,476
2015 46 #3,466 13 #6,600
2014 52 #3,178 10 #7,995
2013 55 #3,037 6 #11,830
2012 55 #3,083 7 #10,506
2011 46 #3,489 11 #7,388
2010 50 #3,295 – –
2009 49 #3,398 – –
2008 67 #2,746 – –
2007 49 #3,417 – –
2006 47 #3,458 – –
2005 65 #2,626 6 #11,144
2004 59 #2,771 – –
2003 71 #2,362 – –
2002 55 #2,771 5 #12,084
2001 69 #2,321 6 #10,249
2000 65 #2,395 – –
1995 61 #2,212 – –
1990 81 #1,793 5 #9,180
1985 67 #1,724 – –
1980 84 #1,456 – –
1975 114 #1,046 – –
1970 101 #1,150 – –
1965 41 #1,793 – –
1960 21 #2,707 – –
1955 15 #3,065 – –
1950 11 #3,375 – –
1945 8 #3,617 – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Rana

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Rana Daggubati Rana Daggubati Indian actor (born 1984) Contemporary
  2. 2 Rana Sanga Rana Sanga Maharana of Mewar from 1509 to 1528 1482–1528 · Medieval
  3. 3 Rana Dajani Rana Dajani Jordanian biologist, and academic b. 2000 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Rana, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Rana?

The median living Rana is about 36 years old. Half of all living Ranas are between 19 and 50 years old.

How many people named Rana are alive today?

An estimated 4,500 people named Rana are alive in the United States, based on 4,732 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Rana mean?

Rana is a given name and surname with multiple origins.

How popular is the name Rana in 2025?

Rana ranked #3,203 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 50 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rana?

4,732 babies have been named Rana in the United States since 1942, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rana most popular?

Rana peaked in 1971, when 120 newborns received the name.

Is Rana a boy or girl name?

Rana is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 96% of babies with the name.

Is the name Rana rising or falling?

Rana has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Rana become more popular?

Rana is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 47 girls named Rana in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Rana?

Well-known people named Rana include Rana Daggubati (actor), Rana Sanga (politician), Rana Dajani (biologist).

Names like Rana

Names that sound and feel close to Rana: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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