Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Ranger

Gender

Male

Origin

French
Forest Protector
Ward of the forest

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Nature
  • Surname

Pronunciation

r(a)-nger, ran-ger

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #1439, 126 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1571, 108 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
2025108
2024115
2023118
2022126
2021118
202097
2019110
201876
201774
201670

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 #4209, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20254
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
20203
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

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