Given name

Rany

“one who raises his voice in song”

Rany is a variant of Ranit. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who raises his voice in song.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Rany is a variant of Ranit. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who raises his voice in song.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Rany is a variant of Ranit. An origin associated with Ranit is Hebrew.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Rany through the years

Babies since 1880
31
21 boys · 10 girls
Most popular year
1987
11 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
Boys Girls
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Rany in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1983–2025, per million births of each sex. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 452 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.

Rany’s family of names

Rany has a related form in Ranit. In English usage, Rany has a related form in Rainey.

Walk Rany’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Rany, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Irish

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Latin · Royal

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English · Shared

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“a brave fighter; from a dusty place”

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71% boys · 29% girls

Shared

Shayne

“beautiful” · “a beautiful woman”

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68% boys · 32% girls

Greek · Shared

Nikita

“unconquered, unconquerable”

33RareEasing

57% boys · 43% girls

 

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“from the beautiful farmland; of the divine”

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85% boys · 15% girls

Sibling ideas

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