Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Rana

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
Arabic
Behold, attractive, beauty
Norse
Nobility
Persian
Elegant

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Rana

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #5861, 15 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1971 (rank #1025, 120 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3167, 50 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20251550
20241341
2023–48
2022967
2021850
20201451
2019959
2018756
20171044
2016863

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #1613, 16 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #1004, 32 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2137, 13 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
20251613
20241017
2023620
2022718
20211014
2020514
2019414
2018414
2017817
2016712

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #894, 54 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1577, 20 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202320
202217
202124
202023
201932
201829
201723
201627
201536
201429

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #787, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #750, 4 births); most recent 2023 (rank #830, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoysGirls
20253–
2024––
2023–3
2022––
2021––
2020––
2019––
2018–3
2017––
2016––

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #588, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #809, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoysGirls
2025––
2024––
2023––
2022––
2021––
2020––
2019––
2018–3
2017––
2016–3

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence