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Rani

#4,527 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

A queen, princess, the wife of a king

Rani has been given to 2,126 babies in the U.S. since 1946. In 2025 it ranked #4,527 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 1971, with 44 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 90% girls, 10% boys all-time.

Babies named Rani, 2025

1 in 107,000

Rani over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys
020406018801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Rani over time

In 2025, Rani went to 100% girls and 0% boys.

19462025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Rani: meaning, origin, and history

A queen, princess, the wife of a king

Sanskrit

What Rani means

Rani means “a queen, princess, the wife of a king”, associated with rājñī.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

From Sanskrit राज्ञी (rājñī, “a queen, princess, the wife of a king”), through Hindi रानी (rānī).

Excerpt from Wiktionary: Rani (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Origin, language, and formation

Rani is used in English and Faroese. Its origins include Sanskrit.

Rani comes through Sanskrit राज्ञी and Hindi रानी.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 1,911 girls were recorded with the name Rani between 1946 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 44 in 1971; its best national rank was #1,959 in 1971.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #3,988 in 2020 to #4,527 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #6,925 in 2015 to #4,527 in 2025.

In the United States, 215 boys were recorded with the name Rani between 1979 and 2022. Its highest annual count was 14 in 2014; its best national rank was #5,045 in 1995.

How common is Rani?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 107,000
31 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only
1 in 51,800
<0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025
#4,527
of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
74,127 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Rani sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 74,127 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Rani. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Ranis were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Rani was born before 1992 — so the typical Rani is around 33 today.

Median birth year
1992
About 33 years old
Biggest decade
1970s
19.7% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
35.5%
Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950
1,888
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

1970s — 19.7% of all recorded uses (377).

Is Rani rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
+465
Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago
−539
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
+2,398
Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago
1.72×
More babies than then
Share of its own peak
70.5%
Peak was 1971 (44)
Years since peak
54
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Shifting
24.0% average annual change
Best rank ever
#1,959
1971

Spellings of Rani

Rani is not the most common spelling — Ann is, with 17.2% against Rani's 0.07%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Rani is used — girls

Across 1910–2025, Rani was most concentrated in California — about 1 in 100,000 girls, against 1 in 246,925 across all states with data. It was least common in Oklahoma (1 in —).

01 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in 100,000
  2. 2Texas1 in 100,000
  3. 3Illinois1 in —
  4. 4Louisiana1 in —
  5. 5New York1 in —
  6. 6Oklahoma1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Rani has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Where Rani is used — boys

Across 1910–2025, Rani was most concentrated in California — about 1 in — boys, against 1 in 3,486,540 across all states with data.

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Rani has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Rani around the world

Where Rani ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    1996–2025
    #1,454
    in 2025
  • France
    1985–2025
    #6,041
    in 2025
  • Canada
    2013–2013
    #3,199
    in 2013
  • South Australia
    1970–2010
    #801
    in 2010

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Rani by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#4,527
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 539
Best rank ever
#1,959
1971
Peak year
1971
44 that year
First recorded
1946
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
1,911
Count in 2025
31

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
—
Best rank ever
#5,045
1995
Peak year
2014
14 that year
First recorded
1979
Last recorded
2022
All-time count
215
Count in 2025
Under 5

Names similar to Rani

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

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Sibling names for Rani

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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