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Raniya

Girl

Meaning of Raniya: Arabic: 'gazing'

Raniya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4238th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2771st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4238

32 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2771

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,597

First recorded 1999 · peak 2008

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 13 babies2000: 26 babies20002001: 28 babies2002: 35 babies2003: 54 babies2004: 69 babies2005: 74 babies2006: 85 babies2007: 107 babies2008: 119 babies2009: 117 babies2010: 94 babies20102011: 93 babies2012: 78 babies2013: 81 babies2014: 66 babies2015: 36 babies2016: 60 babies2017: 47 babies2018: 41 babies2019: 51 babies2020: 37 babies20202021: 39 babies2022: 38 babies2023: 39 babies2024: 38 babies2025: 32 babies
US babies named Raniya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 119.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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