Rani
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Rani
Too bad everyone in this country will tend to hear Ronnie.
Rani for girls#4528 US
Rani, alternatively spelled Ranee, is the female equivalent of Raja in Hindi. In many Indo-Aryan languages it can mean "queen" or "lady". The Hebrew version is used for both genders in modern Israel. Actress Kate Hudson and director Danny Fujikawa named their daughter Rani after Fujikawa's late father, whose name was Ron.
Pronounced RAH-nee.
As of October 2026, Rani ranked #10603 in US births in 2022 SSA, peaked at #5051 in 1995.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,872 | 29 | 16.2 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | #4,419 | 32 | 19.1 |
| 2020 | #3,988 | 36 | 22.3 |
| 2021 | #4,703 | 29 | 17.7 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | #4,528 | 31 | 19.3 |
World rankings
Rani for girls
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