Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2006

Rania

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,682 Trend ↓ Falling 10%
Rank 2025
#2,682
among girls · ↓674 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
65
named Rania · -34% vs 2024
How common
1 in 24,727
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2006
128 babies
All-time total
3,135
#3,510 all-time among girls
First recorded
1963
in Social Security records

Rania popularity over time

3,135 babies have been named Rania since 1963, 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2010Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 29 3 – #6,090
1970s 176 18 +507% #2,780
1980s 264 26 +50% #2,740
1990s 298 30 +13% #2,846
2000s 871 87 +192% #1,660
2010s 1,024 102 +18% #1,699
2020s (to 2025) 473 79 -23% #2,008

Where Rania 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 63 0.04 outside top 500
2027 62 0.04 outside top 500
2028 61 0.04 outside top 500
2029 60 0.04 outside top 500
2030 59 0.04 outside top 500

Where Rania is most popular

Girls named Rania per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.048 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, Illinois, and Michigan.

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 Rania 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
New York 50 0.126 +161%
Illinois 26 0.114 +134%
Michigan 11 0.060 +25%
California 49 0.058 +20%
New Jersey 10 0.055 +14%
Florida 22 0.051 +6%
Texas 40 0.050 ≈ national
Virginia 5 0.029 -39%
Georgia 6 0.026 -45%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
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 Rania

Rania is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,682 in 2025 with 65 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1963, 3,135 American babies have been named Rania. Its peak came in 2006, when 128 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Rania stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rania?

The median living Rania is about 16 years old; half are between 9 and 25. An estimated 3,100 people named Rania are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

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

Rania year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 65 #2,682
2024 98 #2,008
2023 78 #2,350
2022 70 #2,549
2021 82 #2,263
2020 80 #2,252
2019 96 #2,010
2018 101 #1,964
2017 105 #1,926
2016 89 #2,186
2015 101 #1,981
2014 104 #1,935
2013 88 #2,149
2012 92 #2,091
2011 124 #1,699
2010 124 #1,702
2009 110 #1,912
2008 91 #2,200
2007 125 #1,742
2006 128 #1,660
2005 72 #2,450
2004 74 #2,339
2003 67 #2,460
2002 72 #2,284
2001 65 #2,430
2000 67 #2,328
1995 27 #3,951
1990 35 #3,206
1985 35 #2,740
1980 24 #3,476
1975 24 #3,028
1970 7 #6,862
1965 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Rania?

The median living Rania is about 16 years old. Half of all living Ranias are between 9 and 25 years old.

How many people named Rania are alive today?

An estimated 3,100 people named Rania are alive in the United States, based on 3,135 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Rania in 2025?

Rania ranked #2,682 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 65 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rania?

3,135 babies have been named Rania in the United States since 1963, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rania most popular?

Rania peaked in 2006, when 128 newborns received the name.

Is Rania a boy or girl name?

Rania is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Rania rising or falling?

Rania has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Rania become more popular?

Rania is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 59 girls named Rania in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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