Rani

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A few things about Rani you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Rani

Rani Khedira

Tunisian association football player (born 1994)

Choose Rani and your child shares a first name with Rani Khedira, a Tunisian association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Rani, like who?” Rani Khedira's Wikipedia article is available in 34 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 51,813 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Rani, 31 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Rani would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryRani first shows up in US birth records in 1946, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 79 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1971, when it reached #1,937.
• 🍂TrendRani has slipped 545 places over the last five years and now sits at #4,460. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Sanskrit, Rani means “queen”.

About the name Rani

Rani is a girl name meaning “queen”. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with R and ending in “-ani”. US birth records list Rani for girls from 1946 to 2025, in 76 of those 80 years. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked #1,937 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #4,460, with 31 babies.