Rani
Girl · RAH-nee · Sanskrit
Rani is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “queen”. In 2025 it ranked 1,512th for girls in the UK (21 babies) and 4,459th for girls in the US (31 babies).
What does Rani mean?
Sanskrit: Hindi rani, from Sanskrit rajni
“queen”
The Hindi title for a queen, borne by Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi, a leader in the Indian rebellion of 1857.
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- RAH-nee
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Is Rani a girl's or a boy's name?
Rani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 girls in the UK and 31 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rani in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,512among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 13,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 21 girls in the UK were named Rani, making it the 1,512th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,268th.
2025 had the most girls named Rani of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Rani in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,454th in England and Wales.
Rani in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #1,512 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,381 |
| 2023 | 8 | #3,098 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,658 |
| 2020 | 12 | #2,268 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,792 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,864 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,692 |
| 2015 | 14 | #2,085 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,943 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Rani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,459among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 31about 1 in 52,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 31 girls in the US were named Rani, making it the 4,459th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,914th. Its busiest year was 1971, with 44 girls. It first appears in the records in 1946.
2025 had more girls named Rani than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Rani in the US since 1880 were born between 1976 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2022, 79% of the babies named Rani in the US were girls.
Rani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #4,459 |
| 2024 | 27 | #4,890 |
| 2023 | 25 | #5,123 |
| 2022 | 26 | #5,025 |
| 2021 | 29 | #4,603 |
| 2020 | 36 | #3,914 |
| 2019 | 32 | #4,342 |
| 2018 | 19 | #6,244 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7,088 |
| 2016 | 25 | #5,283 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6,719 |
| 2014 | 29 | #4,766 |
| 2013 | 29 | #4,753 |
| 2012 | 27 | #5,112 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7,779 |
| 2010 | 21 | #6,180 |
| 2009 | 25 | #5,535 |
| 2008 | 34 | #4,447 |
| 2007 | 34 | #4,379 |
| 2006 | 27 | #5,085 |
| 2005 | 37 | #3,872 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5,551 |
| 2003 | 37 | #3,727 |
| 2002 | 27 | #4,494 |
| 2001 | 30 | #4,103 |
| 2000 | 36 | #3,586 |
| 1999 | 32 | #3,714 |
| 1998 | 24 | #4,489 |
| 1997 | 28 | #3,894 |
| 1996 | 35 | #3,297 |
| 1995 | 34 | #3,280 |
| 1994 | 44 | #2,747 |
| 1993 | 33 | #3,346 |
| 1992 | 28 | #3,767 |
| 1991 | 41 | #2,837 |
| 1990 | 32 | #3,359 |
| 1989 | 32 | #3,247 |
| 1988 | 21 | #4,167 |
| 1987 | 13 | #5,608 |
| 1986 | 22 | #3,755 |
| 1985 | 30 | #3,007 |
| 1984 | 15 | #4,736 |
| 1983 | 27 | #3,064 |
| 1982 | 39 | #2,451 |
| 1981 | 28 | #3,066 |
| 1980 | 37 | #2,537 |
| 1979 | 43 | #2,248 |
| 1978 | 38 | #2,350 |
| 1977 | 41 | #2,216 |
| 1976 | 29 | #2,663 |
| 1975 | 32 | #2,456 |
| 1974 | 36 | #2,213 |
| 1973 | 34 | #2,267 |
| 1972 | 42 | #1,946 |
| 1971 | 44 | #1,937 |
| 1970 | 38 | #2,120 |
| 1969 | 31 | #2,296 |
| 1968 | 21 | #2,789 |
| 1967 | 16 | #3,210 |
| 1966 | 14 | #3,399 |
| 1965 | 15 | #3,263 |
| 1964 | 17 | #3,107 |
| 1963 | 9 | #4,538 |
| 1962 | 16 | #3,160 |
| 1961 | 8 | #4,881 |
| 1960 | 5 | #6,389 |
| 1959 | 8 | #4,624 |
| 1958 | 9 | #4,192 |
| 1957 | 12 | #3,488 |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
| 1955 | 6 | #5,207 |
| 1954 | 5 | #5,751 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,413 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 7 | #4,203 |
| 1947 | 9 | #3,704 |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,993 |
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