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Rana

Used for both boys and girlsStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Rana: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1004 to #2328.200020052010201520202025#1004#2328
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1646
1997#2152
1998#2165
1999#1805
2000#1831
2001#1520
2002#1928
2003#1176
2004#1383
2005#1343
2006#1585
2007#2085
2008#1302
2009#1004
2010#1731
2011#1374
2012#1720
2013#2313
2014#1702
2015#2328
2016#2233
2017#1733
2018#1977
2019#1940
2020#1939
2021#1962
2022#1621
2023#1525
2024#1743
2025#2138

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 24 of the 51 years from 1967 to 2017.

In 2023: #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1525 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1967–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1967

    First recorded at #576 among girls in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1967–2017

    Highest recorded position: #302 among girls in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1967–2017).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2138 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1967 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #302 in Norway in 1982.

Rana's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#213813HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#161316HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#174317HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#226310HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#152520HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#31126HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#162118HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#27557HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#196214HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#212510HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#193914HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#33345HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#194014HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#39374HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#197714HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#39594HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#173317HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#25128HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#223312HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#28047HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#232811HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#30046HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#170217HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#29646HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#231311HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#29546HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#172017HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#30396HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#137422HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#26137HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#173116HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#33325HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#100432HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#32275HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#130222HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#25077HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#208511HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#30955HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#158515HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#20878HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#134317HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#32084HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#138316HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#25785HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#117619HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#34673HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#19289HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#152012HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#18319HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#18059HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#29433HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#21657HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#29013HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#21527HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#17616HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#164610HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#5085HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#4867HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#6064HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#5755HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#4697HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#6494HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#6784HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#4659HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#5387HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#6275HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#5716HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#6315HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#5736HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#4987HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#30215HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#30614HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#6484HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#6514HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#6404HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#4747HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#36111HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#6224HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#5974HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#5764HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#8293HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#8563HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#8963HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#9103HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#7504HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#6773HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Rana is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Rana, between 1967 and 2025, in 49 of those 59 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: highest position in 1982England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2009Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 200419672025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1967–201724#302 in 1982
England and Wales1996–202530#1004 in 2009
Republic of Ireland2004–20256#677 in 2004

Its high point came 27 years earlier in Norway (1982) than in England and Wales (2009).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1967; it appears again in 1971.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Rana

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1967–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1967 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #302 in Norway in 1982. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.