How Many People Are Named Raniya?
An estimated 1,549 people in the United States have the first name Raniya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Raniya peaked in popularity in 2008 with 119 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Raniya 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 Raniya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Raniya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,549
About 1 in 221,275 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2008
119 births
Total Registered
1,565
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Raniya
Raniya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,565 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Raniya as a female name
Ranked #3,936 in 2024
38 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (119 births)
Raniya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Raniya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 714 babies were registered. Raniya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Raniya by Decade
How has Raniya 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.
Raniya by State
Birth registrations for Raniya span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Illinois, Georgia. The lowest are in North Carolina, Minnesota, Indiana. On average, about 31 Raniyas were registered per state.
Raniya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Raniya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Raniya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Raniya?
We estimate approximately 1,549 people named Raniya 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 221,275 Americans share this first name.
Is Raniya a common name?
Raniya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,565 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Raniya most popular?
Raniya reached peak popularity in 2008, when 119 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Raniya is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Raniya a female name?
Raniya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Raniya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Raniya Smith, Raniya Johnson, Raniya 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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