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Rani

/ˈɹɑni/ · 90% girls · 31 born in 2025

Rani has been given to about 2,126 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1979, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɹɑni/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,062
Median age today32 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rani per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1979 · 50
  • Born in 202531
  • All time2,126
  • England & Wales, 202521

How popular is Rani?

Its best year was 1979, when 50 babies were given the name, ranking 2265th. The typical living American called Rani is about 32 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Rani

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dani0.81
  2. Lani0.81
  3. Randi0.79
  4. Roni0.74
  5. Armani0.70
  6. Shani0.70
  7. Imani0.65
  8. Alani0.65

Middle names for Rani

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rani Catherine0.84
  2. Rani Josephine0.84
  3. Rani Marie0.83
  4. Rani Grace0.83
  5. Rani Jane0.83
  6. Rani Louise0.83

Sibling names for Rani

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.87
  2. Aracelisister · 0.86
  3. Kareembrother · 0.85
  4. Aronbrother · 0.85
  5. Noemisister · 0.84
  6. Daliasister · 0.84

Where Rani is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Rani Nguyen0.78
  2. Rani Moore0.78
  3. Rani Lee0.78
  4. Rani Hall0.78
  5. Rani Green0.78
  6. Rani Brown0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Rani

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Rani across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.