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Rania

/ˈɹɑniə/ · 100% girls · 65 born in 2025

Rania has been given to about 3,135 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2006, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɹɑniə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,099
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rania per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2006 · 128
  • Born in 202565
  • All time3,135
  • England & Wales, 2025#809 · 45

How popular is Rania?

Its best year was 2006, when 128 babies were given the name, ranking 1660th. The typical living American called Rania is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in Illinois, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Rania

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tania0.85
  2. Dania0.85
  3. Shania0.75
  4. Rana0.74
  5. Maria0.70
  6. Aria0.70
  7. Nadia0.70
  8. Talia0.70

Middle names for Rania

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rania Josephine0.84
  2. Rania Louise0.83
  3. Rania June0.82
  4. Rania Pearl0.82
  5. Rania Quinn0.82
  6. Rania Nell0.82

Sibling names for Rania

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.93
  2. Soleilsister · 0.93
  3. Keziahsister · 0.93
  4. Fisherbrother · 0.93
  5. Abdullahbrother · 0.93
  6. Samirasister · 0.92

Where Rania is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Illinois0.01%
  2. New York0.01%
  3. California0.00%
  4. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Rania White0.78
  2. Rania Nguyen0.78
  3. Rania Moore0.78
  4. Rania Lee0.78
  5. Rania Hill0.78
  6. Rania Green0.78

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 Rania

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Rania 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.