The baby name Ranee is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /rɑːˈniː/ or /rəˈniː/ (RAH-nee or ruh-NEE).
The baby name Ranee is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /rɑːˈniː/ or /rəˈniː/ (RAH-nee or ruh-NEE).
Ranee is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.
Ranee is an Anglicized spelling of Hindi/Urdu Rani (रानी/رانی), from Sanskrit rājñī (राज्ञी), the feminine counterpart of rājā “king.” It means “queen,” especially a royal consort, and by extension a regal or cherished woman. Pronounced rah-NEE, it functions both as a title and as a given name across the Indian subcontinent.
The double‑e form gained currency in 18th–19th‑century British usage and persists as a vintage English rendering; it appears in colonial accounts as “the Ranee of Jhansi.” As a personal name, Ranee has been used within South Asian communities and sporadically in the wider Anglophone world since the mid‑20th century. Common variants include Rani (now standard), Raani (phonetic transliteration), and regional forms in Bengali, Tamil, and Nepali. Related male counterpart: Raja/Rajah. Semantically akin, though not variants, are Regina, Reine, and Reina.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 0 | #51 | 2 | 2,706 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #113 | 2 | 5,459 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #259 | 5 | 7,056 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #277 | 2 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #287 | 3 | 8,139 |
| Canada | Girls | 1991 | #307 | 5 | 2,266 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #331 | 21 | 8,539 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #351 | 4 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #354 | 4 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #394 | 5 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #500 | 16 | 19,177 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #555 | 7 | 10,655 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #566 | 21 | 18,916 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #578 | 38 | 16,104 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #590 | 8 | 20,968 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #608 | 24 | 13,121 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #620 | 6 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #760 | 8 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #900 | 95 | 24,821 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #906 | 30 | 25,931 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| United States | Girls | 2013 | #916 | 5 | 9,616 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,137 | 7 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,228 | 9 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,437 | 10 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,685 | 7 | 28,008 |
Ranee is popular in 38 countries — most recent births per country:
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