How Many People Are Named Rankin?
An estimated 149 people in the United States have the first name Rankin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Rankin peaked in popularity in 1916 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rankin 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 Rankin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
149
About 1 in 2,300,365 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1916
12 births
Total Registered
340
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rankin
Rankin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 340 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rankin as a male name
Ranked #8,155 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 1916 (12 births)
Rankin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rankin span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 66 babies were registered. While Rankin is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rankin by Decade
How has Rankin 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.
Rankin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rankin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rankin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rankin?
We estimate approximately 149 people named Rankin 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 2,300,365 Americans share this first name.
Is Rankin a common name?
Rankin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 340 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rankin most popular?
Rankin reached peak popularity in 1916, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rankin is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rankin a male name?
Rankin is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rankin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rankin Smith, Rankin Johnson, Rankin 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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