Raniyah
Raniyah was the 2923rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 58 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 1539th; the most babies were born in 2010 (144). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,133 places. More babies were named Raniyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,923 girls, down 670 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 58girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2010144 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,185babies recorded
Raniyah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,923 | 58 |
| 2020 | #2,253 | 80 |
| 2010 | #1,555 | 144 |
| 2000 | #7,073 | 15 |
| 1990 | #14,649 | 5 |
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How popular is Raniyah, counting every spelling?
Raniyah is the most common spelling of a name family that had 90 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 90 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raniyah | 58 | #2,923 | 280 |
| Raniya | 32 | #4,439 | 186 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Raniyah?
58 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Raniyah (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Raniyah 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 144 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Raniyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Raniyah?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Raniyah are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 9 and 18. That makes Raniyah mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Raniyah by state
How common Raniyah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Raniyah
How popular is the name Raniyah?
Raniyah was the 2923rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 58 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 1539th; the most babies were born in 2010 (144). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,133 places. More babies were named Raniyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Raniyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Raniyah in the US.
Where is Raniyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Raniyah was most common in Ohio (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Tennessee and Georgia.