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Ranya

Girl

Meaning of Ranya: Arabic: 'gazing or looking'

Ranya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6669th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1743rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6669

16 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1743

17 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

998

First recorded 1974 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 8 babies1982: 10 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 11 babies1989: 8 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 7 babies1992: 13 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 7 babies1995: 22 babies1996: 27 babies1997: 15 babies1998: 7 babies1999: 26 babies2000: 24 babies20002001: 23 babies2002: 35 babies2003: 31 babies2004: 33 babies2005: 47 babies2006: 34 babies2007: 47 babies2008: 44 babies2009: 36 babies2010: 33 babies20102011: 43 babies2012: 40 babies2013: 36 babies2014: 39 babies2015: 28 babies2016: 29 babies2017: 25 babies2018: 24 babies2019: 16 babies2020: 21 babies20202021: 14 babies2022: 20 babies2023: 14 babies2024: 14 babies2025: 16 babies
US babies named Ranya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 47.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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