Given name & surname
Range
“resembling a raven”
Range is a variant of Rang. One English interpretation is “resembling a raven.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Range is a variant of Rang. One English interpretation is “resembling a raven.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Range is a variant of Rang. An origin associated with Rang is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2016. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Range through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 25
- 25 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 8 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 boys is 6 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,015 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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