Feminine dossier · first seen 1942

Rana

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Rana
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1971

Peak rank proxy

120

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen X

1942Peak 19712024

Peak year

1971

Decline from peak

65.8%

2024

All-time

4,503

Rana has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1971, when 120 girls were named Rana.

In 2024, only 41 girls were given the name.

Down 65.8% from its peak.

All told, about 4,503 Americans have been named Rana and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1942.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen X

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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