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Ranier

100% boys · last recorded 2003

Ranier has been given to about 199 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1989, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 180
Median age today37 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ranier per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1989 · 14
  • Born in 20250
  • All time199

How popular is Ranier?

Its best year was 1989, when 14 babies were given the name, ranking 3974th. The typical living American called Ranier is about 37 years old today.

Names that sound like Ranier

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Javier0.75
  2. Zavier0.75
  3. Xavier0.70
  4. Tanner0.70
  5. Zander0.70
  6. Ander0.70
  7. Sawyer0.67
  8. Xzavier0.68

Middle names for Ranier

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ranier Paul0.77
  2. Ranier John0.77
  3. Ranier Blake0.76
  4. Ranier Wade0.76
  5. Ranier Quinn0.76
  6. Ranier Jude0.76

Sibling names for Ranier

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.60
  2. Bethanysister · 0.59
  3. Daniellesister · 0.59
  4. Coreybrother · 0.58
  5. Kylebrother · 0.58
  6. Caseyeither · 0.58

Where Ranier is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ranier Anderson0.77
    2. Ranier White0.72
    3. Ranier Nguyen0.72
    4. Ranier Moore0.72
    5. Ranier Hill0.72
    6. Ranier Hall0.72

    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 Ranier

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

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