Rana
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- RAH-na
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,206 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,167 for girls
Rana is a name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,206th for girls in the UK (13 babies) and 3,167th for girls in the US (50 babies).
What does Rana mean?
Arabic: Arabic girls' name; also a South Asian royal title for boys
As a boy's name it comes from Rana, a title of Rajput rulers in India and of a ruling family in Nepal.
Is Rana a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Rana has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 13 girls and 16 boys in the UK and 50 girls and 15 boys in the US.
How popular is Rana in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,206th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13 about 1 in 21,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the UK were named Rana, making it the 2,206th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,046th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 35 girls. 16 boys were also named Rana in 2025 (1,686th for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Rana than any year since 2015.
Half of all the girls named Rana in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 45% of the babies named Rana in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,137th in England and Wales.
Rana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #2,206 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,803 |
| 2023 | 21 | #1,560 |
| 2022 | 19 | #1,667 |
| 2021 | 14 | #2,069 |
| 2020 | 14 | #2,046 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,958 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,810 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,763 |
| 2016 | 15 | #2,015 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,458 |
| 2014 | 17 | #1,810 |
| 2013 | 12 | #2,309 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,828 |
| 2011 | 22 | #1,467 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,635 |
| 2009 | 35 | #996 |
| 2008 | 22 | #1,390 |
| 2007 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 2006 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2005 | 17 | #1,451 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,488 |
| 2003 | 20 | #1,216 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,649 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,542 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,621 |
How popular is Rana in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,167th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 50 about 1 in 32,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 50 girls in the US were named Rana, making it the 3,167th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,091st. Its busiest year was 1971, with 120 girls. It first appears in the records in 1942. 15 boys were also named Rana in 2025 (5,859th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Rana in the US since 1880 were born between 1974 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 95% of the babies named Rana in the US in 1974, and 77% in 2025.
Rana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | #3,167 |
| 2024 | 41 | #3,695 |
| 2023 | 48 | #3,329 |
| 2022 | 67 | #2,604 |
| 2021 | 50 | #3,215 |
| 2020 | 51 | #3,091 |
| 2019 | 59 | #2,814 |
| 2018 | 56 | #2,927 |
| 2017 | 44 | #3,478 |
| 2016 | 63 | #2,739 |
| 2015 | 46 | #3,429 |
| 2014 | 52 | #3,135 |
| 2013 | 55 | #3,004 |
| 2012 | 55 | #3,039 |
| 2011 | 46 | #3,451 |
| 2010 | 50 | #3,255 |
| 2009 | 49 | #3,360 |
| 2008 | 67 | #2,718 |
| 2007 | 49 | #3,376 |
| 2006 | 47 | #3,413 |
| 2005 | 65 | #2,603 |
| 2004 | 59 | #2,738 |
| 2003 | 71 | #2,343 |
| 2002 | 55 | #2,741 |
| 2001 | 69 | #2,300 |
| 2000 | 65 | #2,370 |
| 1999 | 68 | #2,202 |
| 1998 | 69 | #2,101 |
| 1997 | 64 | #2,155 |
| 1996 | 68 | #2,039 |
| 1995 | 61 | #2,184 |
| 1994 | 70 | #1,994 |
| 1993 | 43 | #2,763 |
| 1992 | 62 | #2,151 |
| 1991 | 72 | #1,927 |
| 1990 | 81 | #1,777 |
| 1989 | 76 | #1,765 |
| 1988 | 78 | #1,659 |
| 1987 | 83 | #1,530 |
| 1986 | 60 | #1,865 |
| 1985 | 67 | #1,709 |
| 1984 | 70 | #1,593 |
| 1983 | 67 | #1,644 |
| 1982 | 73 | #1,599 |
| 1981 | 87 | #1,406 |
| 1980 | 84 | #1,448 |
| 1979 | 92 | #1,338 |
| 1978 | 103 | #1,212 |
| 1977 | 111 | #1,141 |
| 1976 | 113 | #1,078 |
| 1975 | 114 | #1,043 |
| 1974 | 95 | #1,176 |
| 1973 | 96 | #1,143 |
| 1972 | 91 | #1,181 |
| 1971 | 120 | #1,026 |
| 1970 | 101 | #1,144 |
| 1969 | 76 | #1,290 |
| 1968 | 60 | #1,459 |
| 1967 | 50 | #1,598 |
| 1966 | 37 | #1,882 |
| 1965 | 41 | #1,768 |
| 1964 | 43 | #1,780 |
| 1963 | 45 | #1,714 |
| 1962 | 31 | #2,112 |
| 1961 | 28 | #2,249 |
| 1960 | 21 | #2,648 |
| 1959 | 18 | #2,759 |
| 1958 | 23 | #2,375 |
| 1957 | 10 | #3,929 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,928 |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,970 |
| 1954 | 25 | #2,121 |
| 1953 | 11 | #3,479 |
| 1952 | 23 | #2,125 |
| 1951 | 17 | #2,473 |
| 1950 | 11 | #3,234 |
| 1949 | 14 | #2,725 |
| 1948 | 20 | #2,187 |
| 1947 | 9 | #3,704 |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,738 |
| 1945 | 8 | #3,386 |
| 1944 | 5 | #4,572 |
| 1943 | 9 | #3,248 |
| 1942 | 6 | #4,122 |
Names like Rana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aisha, Hana, Khadija, Maya, Raya, Safa, Prisha, Risha, Amira, Isha, Anya, Krisha
Names related to Rana
Rayna, Rania, Raina, Rain, Ranya, Riana, Rani, Rayn, Raena, Raniya
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rana, updated 20 October 2026.