Raniya: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,439

among girls · ↓491 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Raniya · -16% vs 2024

How common

1 in 50,227

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2008

119 babies

All-time total

1,597

#5,476 all-time among girls

First recorded

1999

in Social Security records

Raniya popularity over time

1,597 babies have been named Raniya since 1999, 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

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	–	–	–	–
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1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	13	1	–	#7,610
2000s	714	71	+5392%	#1,822
2010s	647	65	-9%	#2,085
2020s (to 2025)	223	37	-43%	#3,865

Where Raniya 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	31	0.02	outside top 500
2027	31	0.02	outside top 500
2028	30	0.02	outside top 500
2029	30	0.02	outside top 500
2030	29	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Raniya

Raniya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,439 in 2025 with 32 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1999, 1,597 American babies have been named Raniya. Its peak came in 2008, when 119 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 Raniya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Raniya?

The median living Raniya is about 15 years old; half are between 9 and 18. An estimated 1,600 people named Raniya are alive in the United States today.

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

Raniya year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	32	#4,439
2024	38	#3,948
2023	39	#3,898
2022	38	#3,945
2021	39	#3,865
2020	37	#3,897
2019	51	#3,158
2018	41	#3,724
2017	47	#3,376
2016	60	#2,856
2015	36	#4,127
2014	66	#2,677
2013	81	#2,299
2012	78	#2,396
2011	93	#2,085
2010	94	#2,114
2009	117	#1,837
2008	119	#1,822
2007	107	#1,936
2006	85	#2,261
2005	74	#2,402
2004	69	#2,472
2003	54	#2,870
2002	35	#3,785
2001	28	#4,416
2000	26	#4,630
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Raniya?

The median living Raniya is about 15 years old. Half of all living Raniyas are between 9 and 18 years old.

How many people named Raniya are alive today?

An estimated 1,600 people named Raniya are alive in the United States, based on 1,597 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Raniya in 2025?

Raniya ranked #4,439 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 32 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Raniya?

1,597 babies have been named Raniya in the United States since 1999, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Raniya most popular?

Raniya peaked in 2008, when 119 newborns received the name.

Is Raniya a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Raniya rising or falling?

Raniya is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Raniya become more popular?

Raniya is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 29 girls named Raniya 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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