Rania is a distinctive choice, ranked #776 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Rania in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#776
About the Name Rania
Rania is steadily gaining in popularity, up 45 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #624 in 2017, and it currently sits at #776. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Rania is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Rania
Unlikely. With around 48 UK babies named Rania per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Rania in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Rania is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 45 places over the last five years to #776 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Rania is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Rania include: Rania Boutiebi — Rania Boutiebi is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Women's Super League (BWSL) club Club Brugge.; Rania al-Abbasi — Rania Al-Abbasi is a dentist and Syrian national chess champion.; Rania Abouzeid — Rania Abouzeid is a Lebanese Australian independent journalist who has extensively covered the war in Syria..
Rania does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ranias in the wild.
48
UK babies named Rania (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 45 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Rania
Likely around 1 other Rania in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Rania
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Rania Boutiebi is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Women's Super League (BWSL) club Club Brugge. Born in Belgium, she represents Morocco internationally.
Rania Al-Abbasi is a dentist and Syrian national chess champion. She was forcibly disappeared by Ba'athist Syria Military Intelligence along with her husband Abdul Rahman Yasin and their six children in 2013.
Rania Khalek (Arabic: رانيا عبد الخالق) is an American journalist, video host, and presenter. She hosts the program Dispatches on BreakThrough News and has contributed to The Nation, The Grayzone, The Intercept, Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting, The Electronic Intifada, RT, Salon, MintPress News and others.