Rani is a girl's name of Indian origin meaning “a queen, princess, the wife of a king.” In 2024 it was given to 26 girls in the United States.
Rani belongs to the Hindu & Indian tradition. Its meaning — “a queen, princess, the wife of a king” — is the sense carried by its Indian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Rani first appears in Social Security records in 1946. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1959 in 1971, and in 2024 26 babies received the name — 1,879 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Rani means “a queen, princess, the wife of a king” in its Indian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Rani is a girl name. In 2024, 26 babies received the name in the US.
Rani comes from the Hindu & Indian tradition.
Rani first appears in US records in 1946. Its best-ever ranking was #1959 in 1971, and 26 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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