Is Rani a boy or girl name?
Rani is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 26 girls and 0 boys were named Rani, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 89.7% of the 2,094 US babies named Rani were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,099
- Babies named Rani since 1946
- 2,094
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 50 babies
Boys and girls named Rani, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 23 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 50 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 152 | 100% |
| 1970s | 7 | 377 | 98.2% |
| 1980s | 27 | 264 | 90.7% |
| 1990s | 43 | 331 | 88.5% |
| 2000s | 69 | 309 | 81.7% |
| 2010s | 48 | 231 | 82.8% |
| 2020s | 21 | 142 | 87.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,099 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,224 |
| 2022 | 7 | #10,603 | 26 | #5,136 |
| 2021 | 7 | #10,537 | 29 | #4,703 |
| 2020 | 7 | #10,347 | 36 | #3,988 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,419 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,669 | 19 | #6,464 |
| 2017 | 5 | #13,792 | 16 | #7,360 |
| 2016 | 7 | #10,484 | 25 | #5,419 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,926 |
| 2014 | 14 | #6,227 | 29 | #4,872 |
| 2013 | 7 | #10,476 | 29 | #4,858 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,219 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,114 |
| 2010 | 6 | #11,855 | 21 | #6,337 |
| 2009 | 5 | #14,025 | 25 | #5,671 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,530 |
| 2007 | 5 | #13,936 | 34 | #4,448 |
| 2006 | 6 | #11,717 | 27 | #5,193 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,527 | 37 | #3,929 |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,393 | 22 | #5,711 |
| 2003 | 10 | #7,123 | 37 | #3,794 |
| 2002 | 6 | #10,370 | 27 | #4,590 |
| 2001 | 9 | #7,383 | 30 | #4,179 |
| 2000 | 8 | #8,027 | 36 | #3,642 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,779 |
| 1998 | 6 | #9,369 | 24 | #4,599 |
| 1997 | 6 | #9,006 | 28 | #3,977 |
| 1996 | 5 | #10,189 | 35 | #3,349 |
| 1995 | 12 | #5,051 | 34 | #3,343 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,787 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,400 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,847 |
| 1991 | 6 | #8,017 | 41 | #2,869 |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,281 | 32 | #3,418 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,305 |
| 1988 | 5 | #8,229 | 21 | #4,276 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,849 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,853 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,341 | 30 | #3,063 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,908 |
| 1983 | 6 | #6,051 | 27 | #3,123 |
| 1982 | 5 | #7,126 | 39 | #2,480 |
| 1981 | 6 | #6,072 | 28 | #3,123 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,579 |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,238 | 43 | #2,266 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,378 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,241 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,709 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,493 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,242 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,294 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,962 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,959 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,148 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,340 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,849 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,294 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,499 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,373 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,205 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,817 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,263 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,187 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,085 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,936 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,432 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,634 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,675 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,693 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,427 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,041 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,536 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,945 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,319 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rani reached #5,051 in 1995. As a girl name, it reached #1,959 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 Rani
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.