Ranger
Ranger was the 1582nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 108 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1444th with 126 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 935 places. More babies were named Ranger in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,582 boys, up 70 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 108boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022126 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,518babies recorded
Ranger popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,582 | 108 |
| 2020 | #1,652 | 97 |
| 2010 | #3,428 | 32 |
| 2000 | #8,927 | 7 |
| 1990 | #6,995 | 7 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1940 | — | — |
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| 1910 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ranger, counting every spelling?
Ranger has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,485 for boys in 2025, against #1,582 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Ranger?
108 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ranger (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ranger born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 78 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ranger.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ranger?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Ranger are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 13. That makes Ranger a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ranger by state
How common Ranger was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Tennessee (2.1×), Ohio (1.6×). In 32 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ranger: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ranger, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ranger
How popular is the name Ranger?
Ranger was the 1582nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 108 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1444th with 126 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 935 places. More babies were named Ranger in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Ranger a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ranger in the US.
Where is Ranger most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ranger was most common in West Virginia (0.15 per 1,000 boys), followed by Tennessee and Missouri.