Given name
Ranelle
“God is my judge”
Ranelle is a variant of Ranielle. In American use, Ranielle carries the interpretation “God is my judge.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ranelle is a variant of Ranielle. In American use, Ranielle carries the interpretation “God is my judge.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1941. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ranelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 424
- 0 boys · 424 girls
- Most popular year
- 1949
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 27 in 1949. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 421 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ranelle’s family of names
Ranelle has a related form in Ranielle.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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