How Many People Are Named Ranjit?
An estimated 144 people in the United States have the first name Ranjit. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Ranjit peaked in popularity in 1980 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ranjit 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 Ranjit paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
144
About 1 in 2,380,238 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1980
10 births
Total Registered
153
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ranjit
Ranjit is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 153 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ranjit as a male name
Ranked #6,377 in 1996
9 male births in 1996
Peak: 1980 (10 births)
Ranjit: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ranjit span from the 1960s to the 1990s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 52 babies were registered. While Ranjit is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ranjit by Decade
How has Ranjit 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.
Ranjit by State
Ranjit + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ranjit as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ranjit: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ranjit?
We estimate approximately 144 people named Ranjit 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 2,380,238 Americans share this first name.
Is Ranjit a common name?
Ranjit is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 153 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ranjit most popular?
Ranjit reached peak popularity in 1980, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ranjit is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ranjit a male name?
Ranjit is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ranjit Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ranjit Smith, Ranjit Johnson, Ranjit 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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