Search names

By Madison Dresler · Aug 2026

Rana

OriginArabic
Meaning"queenly"
GenderGirl
Also a boy's nameShow me Rana as a boy's name

About Rana

Variation of Raine

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#3,000#3,500'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#3,1785229.1
2015#3,4654625.8
2016#2,7556335.6
2017#3,5364425.5
2018#2,9575632.9
2019#2,8445935.2
2020#3,1285131.5
2021#3,2405030.5
2022#2,6286740.9
2023#3,3674829.9
2024#3,7294125.3
2025#3,2035031.1
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

See the Berry Trend for All Names

Similar names

These 20 names were selected by our users looking for other names like Rana.

Famous Ranas

  • Rana Saddam Hussein

    daughter of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein

  • Rana Foroohar

    CNN Contributor and TIME Assistant Managing Editor

Rana in pop culture

  • Rána

    the Moon in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle,earth

  • Rana Nazir (née Habeeb)

    character in Coronation Street

Variations& nicknames

  • RanieSanskrit
  • RaneeSanskrit
  • RaniSanskrit
  • RanyaArabic
  • RaniyahArabic
  • RaniaSanskrit

Rana in blog posts

Spanish Word Names Beyond Cruz and Cielo

Rana on more lists

Arabic Names
Arabic Names for Girls
Norse Names for Girls
4 Letter Girl Names
Names Ending in A for Girls

Advanced Search

Gender
Popularity

Save Rana

Save to list

Save Rana

Save to list