Ranyah
Ranyah is a governorate in Najd in Saudi Arabia, located in the valley of the same name. Ranyah's population in 2010 was 45,942.
Meaning & Origin of Ranyah
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Ranyah is a governorate in Najd in Saudi Arabia, located in the valley of the same name. Ranyah's population in 2010 was 45,942.
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The Story of Ranyah
Ranyah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2001, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 19 Ranyahs were born — ranking #6,799 that year. As of 2026, Ranyah ranks #12,120 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 186 Ranyahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ranyah
Ranyah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 186 births in the dataset. Ranyah's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #6,799. Use the chart and map above to compare Ranyah'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 .
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