Ranzino
Samuel Salvador Ranzino was an American college and professional basketball player. He was an All-American guard at North Carolina State University and played one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Rochester Royals.
Meaning & Origin of Ranzino
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Samuel Salvador Ranzino was an American college and professional basketball player. He was an All-American guard at North Carolina State University and played one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Rochester Royals.
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The Story of Ranzino
Ranzino first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1988, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1988, when 5 Ranzinos were born — ranking #7,268 that year. As of 2026, Ranzino ranks #7,268 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Ranzinos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ranzino
Ranzino is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Ranzino's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #7,268. Use the chart and map above to compare Ranzino'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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