How Many People Are Named Ran?
An estimated 77 people in the United States have the first name Ran. It is predominantly male (90.4%). The average bearer is 33 years old, and Ran peaked in popularity in 1979 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ran as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ran paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ran is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
77
About 1 in 4,451,355 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
90.4% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1979
8 births
Total Registered
104
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ran
Ran is predominantly male (90.4%), though 10 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Ran as a male name
Ranked #13,727 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1979 (8 births)
Ran as a female name
Ranked #18,263 in 2016
5 female births in 2016
Peak: 2014 (5 births)
Ran: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ran span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 28 babies were registered. While Ran is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ran by Decade
How has Ran tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ran + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ran as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ran
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ran: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ran?
We estimate approximately 77 people named Ran are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,451,355 Americans share this first name.
Is Ran a common name?
Ran is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 60.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 104 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ran most popular?
Ran reached peak popularity in 1979, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ran is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ran a male name?
Ran is predominantly male. 90.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ran Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ran Smith, Ran Johnson, Ran Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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