Is Rana a boy or girl name?
Rana is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 41 girls and 13 boys were named Rana, so 75.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 96.5% of the 4,667 US babies named Rana were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,715
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,729
- Babies named Rana since 1942
- 4,667
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 120 babies
Boys and girls named Rana, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 84 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 169 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 432 | 100% |
| 1970s | 5 | 1,036 | 99.5% |
| 1980s | 5 | 745 | 99.3% |
| 1990s | 12 | 658 | 98.2% |
| 2000s | 17 | 596 | 97.2% |
| 2010s | 81 | 526 | 86.7% |
| 2020s | 44 | 257 | 85.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | #6,715 | 41 | #3,729 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,367 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,822 | 67 | #2,628 |
| 2021 | 8 | #9,492 | 50 | #3,240 |
| 2020 | 14 | #6,209 | 51 | #3,128 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,718 | 59 | #2,844 |
| 2018 | 7 | #10,483 | 56 | #2,957 |
| 2017 | 10 | #8,000 | 44 | #3,536 |
| 2016 | 8 | #9,475 | 63 | #2,755 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,598 | 46 | #3,465 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,994 | 52 | #3,178 |
| 2013 | 6 | #11,829 | 55 | #3,037 |
| 2012 | 7 | #10,504 | 55 | #3,083 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,386 | 46 | #3,487 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,295 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,398 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,745 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,416 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,458 |
| 2005 | 6 | #11,143 | 65 | #2,626 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,771 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,362 |
| 2002 | 5 | #12,083 | 55 | #2,771 |
| 2001 | 6 | #10,249 | 69 | #2,321 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,395 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,219 |
| 1998 | 7 | #8,251 | 69 | #2,117 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,170 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,053 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,212 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,019 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,807 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,178 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,952 |
| 1990 | 5 | #9,177 | 81 | #1,793 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,936 | 76 | #1,782 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,668 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,543 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,880 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,724 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,598 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,659 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,606 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,417 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,456 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,346 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,215 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,145 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,084 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,046 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,813 | 95 | #1,185 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,149 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,188 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,031 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,150 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,298 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,469 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,612 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,903 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,793 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,798 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,731 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,146 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,287 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,708 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,843 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,436 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,134 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,022 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,065 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,176 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,631 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,189 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,552 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,375 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,821 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,242 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,944 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,850 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,617 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,435 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,524 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rana reached #5,813 in 1974. As a girl name, it reached #1,031 in 1971. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rana
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.