How Many People Are Named Raney?
An estimated 376 people in the United States have the first name Raney. It is used for both genders, with 82.8% female. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Raney peaked in popularity in 1979 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Raney 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 Raney paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
376
About 1 in 911,581 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
82.8% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1979
17 births
Total Registered
413
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Raney
Raney is predominantly female (82.8%), though 71 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Raney as a male name
Ranked #5,237 in 1979
7 male births in 1979
Peak: 1965 (8 births)
Raney as a female name
Ranked #10,967 in 2023
9 female births in 2023
Peak: 2004 (16 births)
Raney: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Raney span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 103 babies were registered. Raney has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Raney by Decade
How has Raney 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.
Raney + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Raney as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Raney
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Raney: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Raney?
We estimate approximately 376 people named Raney 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 911,581 Americans share this first name.
Is Raney a common name?
Raney is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 413 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Raney most popular?
Raney reached peak popularity in 1979, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Raney is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Raney a female name?
Raney is predominantly female. 82.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Raney Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Raney Smith, Raney Johnson, Raney 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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