Ranjani
Ranjani is a Carnatic raga, which is also sometimes written as Ranjini. This raga is a janya of the 59th Melakarta raga Dharmavati.
Meaning & Origin of Ranjani
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ranjani is a Carnatic raga, which is also sometimes written as Ranjini. This raga is a janya of the 59th Melakarta raga Dharmavati.
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The Story of Ranjani
The earliest SSA record of Ranjani as a baby girl name dates back to 1997, when 5 babies received it. 1997 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Ranjani — #13,724 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Ranjani on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Ranjani last appeared in the published SSA data in 2004, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Ranjani most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- KW41%
- India23%
- Singapore13%
- LK12%
- BH10%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Ranjani
Phonetically similar names — useful when Ranjani is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Ranjani
Ranjani is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Ranjani's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #13,724. Use the chart and map above to compare Ranjani's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.