Ranisha
Feminine
Ranisha is an American girl's name that begins with Rani, the Hindi and Sanskrit word for a queen. The most famous rani in history rode into battle against an empire.
How old is the name Ranisha?
Ranisha first appears in US birth records in 1973 — 52 years ago. The typical Ranisha alive today was born around 1991, making them about 34 years old. About 600 people named Ranisha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Ranisha most popular?
Ranisha peaked in 1993, reaching #2533 nationally. See the whole 1993 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Ranisha
Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi, lost her kingdom when the British refused to recognize her adopted son as heir; in the great rebellion of 1857 she defended her fortress, then fought on horseback and died in battle, and India remembers her as a national heroine. Ranisha may carry the word rani or simply the sound; the record does not say. It is bright and quick to say.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Ranisha may join Rani, 'queen', to a -sha ending, or be built on the sound alone, and nothing records which.
Pronouncing Ranisha
ruh-NEE-shuh
Three syllables with the stress on the second.
Nicknames for Ranisha
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1973
- Most girls named
- 199349 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2533reached in 1993
- Change vs 2005
- 0.0%5 in 2009, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Ranishas among us
people named Ranisha are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Ranisha sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Comes with Rani and Nisha as ready short forms.
- Rare, so a Ranisha is unlikely to share her name.
- Rhythmic and easy to say.
- People will write Raneesha or Renisha.
- It is closely tied to its era.
- It has no documented meaning of its own as a whole.
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Frequently asked
- How many Ranishas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Ranisha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Ranisha in 2025?
- Ranisha is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Ranisha with classmates?
- Ranisha will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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