How Many People Are Named Ranger?
An estimated 1,396 people in the United States have the first name Ranger. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Ranger peaked in popularity in 2022 with 126 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ranger 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 Ranger paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ranger is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 10, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,396
About 1 in 245,526 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2022
126 births
Total Registered
1,409
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ranger
Ranger is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,409 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ranger as a male name
Ranked #1,533 in 2024
115 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (126 births)
Ranger: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ranger span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 592 babies were registered. Ranger remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ranger by Decade
How has Ranger 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.
Ranger by State
Birth registrations for Ranger span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in West Virginia, Virginia, Utah. On average, about 25 Rangers were registered per state.
Ranger + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ranger as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ranger
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ranger: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ranger?
We estimate approximately 1,396 people named Ranger 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 245,526 Americans share this first name.
Is Ranger a common name?
Ranger is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,409 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ranger most popular?
Ranger reached peak popularity in 2022, when 126 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ranger is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ranger a male name?
Ranger is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ranger Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ranger Smith, Ranger Johnson, Ranger 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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