Baby name

Rana

Girl

Classic name

Rana peaked in 1971, when 1 baby in 28,602 was given the name. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 84 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 3167.

4,553births since 1880

1970sgeneration

No. 1026rank at its peak, in 1971

Where babies named Rana are born

1971

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Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Rana is most common in Michigan (4.7 times), New York (2.7) and California (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Dana 193,555
Ana 111,359
Lana 57,434
Jana 46,185
Rena 39,124
Rayna 13,386

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