Ranger
Boy name · #1578 in 2025 · Very rare
Ranger is currently the #1578 boy name in the United States — 108 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #2486, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 16,667 boys born in 2025 was named Ranger.
The 67-year story
Ranger first appears in the Social Security records in 1958, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 126 babies and a rank of #1440. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Ranger per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Ranger in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Ranger is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Ranger will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Ranger is most common
State-level data for Ranger is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Ranger
Statistically, parents drawn to Ranger tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ruger, Granger, Ryver, Decker, and Ledger.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Ranger | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 108 | #1571 |
| 2024 | 116 | #1521 |
| 2023 | 118 | #1501 |
| 2022 | 126 | #1440 |
| 2021 | 118 | #1503 |
| 2020 | 97 | #1647 |
| 2019 | 110 | #1534 |
| 2018 | 76 | #1937 |
| 2017 | 74 | #1935 |
| 2016 | 70 | #2028 |
| 2015 | 50 | #2486 |
| 2014 | 54 | #2370 |
| 2013 | 48 | #2528 |
| 2012 | 44 | #2716 |
| 2011 | 34 | #3235 |
| 2010 | 32 | #3377 |
| 2009 | 23 | #4278 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5067 |
| 2007 | 29 | #3591 |
| 2006 | 25 | #3888 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3815 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6138 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5877 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5131 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6013 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Ranger a popular boy name?
Ranger ranked #1578 among boys in 2025 with 108 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2486.
When was the name Ranger most popular?
Ranger peaked in 2022, when 126 American boys received the name (ranked #1440 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Ranger?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 16,667 newborn American boys was named Ranger. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.