MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Rana mean?
Rana is a royal title also used as a personal name. It belongs to South Asian vocabulary for rulers and chiefs.
Pronunciation
IAST: rāṇā
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
राणा
Letter-by-letter: rāṇā
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Rana in Indian usage
143,697 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 62,876 records (43.8%).
- Recorded as male: 80,821 records (56.2%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 2,047 |
| 1940s | 6,741 |
| 1950s | 14,440 |
| 1960s | 23,499 |
| 1970s | 31,242 |
| 1980s | 38,032 |
| 1990s | 27,341 |
| Other decades | 355 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Gujarat | 98,208 |
| Maharashtra | 11,701 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 10,873 |
| Bihar | 9,148 |
| Rajasthan | 3,422 |
| Punjab | 1,920 |
| Jharkhand | 1,726 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,181 |
| Odisha | 1,022 |
| Tripura | 919 |
| Assam | 633 |
| Haryana | 593 |
| Delhi | 460 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 346 |
| Uttarakhand | 324 |
| Daman and Diu | 300 |
| Manipur | 152 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 148 |
| Meghalaya | 133 |
| Kerala | 121 |
| Other states | 367 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Rana / M | 16 | 1,613 |
| England & Wales | Rana / F | 13 | 2,138 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Rana; Table_6, C1685 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Rana; Table_6, C1685
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Rana; Table_6, C2251 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Rana; Table_6, C2251
- Wiktionary: राणा ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.