Ranisha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ruh-NEE-shuh
- Origin
- Modern
Ranisha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Ranisha come from?
Modern: blend of Ra- and the -nisha ending of names like Tanisha
Is Ranisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Ranisha is a girls' name.
How popular is Ranisha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 49 girls. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the girls named Ranisha in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ranisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 20 | #5,119 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 23 | #4,448 |
| 1995 | 24 | #4,212 |
| 1994 | 32 | #3,443 |
| 1993 | 49 | #2,528 |
| 1992 | 45 | #2,682 |
| 1991 | 37 | #3,030 |
| 1990 | 45 | #2,595 |
| 1989 | 30 | #3,396 |
| 1988 | 27 | #3,478 |
| 1987 | 20 | #4,119 |
| 1986 | 14 | #5,185 |
| 1985 | 16 | #4,633 |
| 1984 | 13 | #5,221 |
| 1983 | 18 | #4,108 |
| 1982 | 13 | #5,207 |
| 1981 | 17 | #4,343 |
| 1980 | 12 | #5,543 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 12 | #5,212 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,433 |
Names like Ranisha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Radhika, Aviva, Priya, Anika, Krisha, Anisha, Dhara, Saanvika, Kridha, Divisha, Vibha, Anvika
Names related to Ranisha
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Ranisha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ranisha, updated 20 October 2026.