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رَانْيَا
Rania
RAN-yah
“Gazing, beholding.”
About Rania
Rania is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "gazing, beholding", an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ر-ن-و meaning 'to gaze with pleasure'. Modern name carried by Queen Rania of Jordan.
Modern, popular across Arab families.
Spellings of Rania
رَانْيَا is one name, written in Latin letters in more than one way. Every spelling below is the same name.
| Spelling | Births in England and Wales, 2025 | Births in France, 2016 to 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Raniathe spelling used on this page | 45 | 1,540 |
| Raniya | Shared with another name, not counted here | |
Babies registered with exactly that spelling. England and Wales: Office for National Statistics, 2025 (the list covers names given to 3 or more babies). France: INSEE Fichier des prénoms, 2016 to 2025 added together (INSEE rounds each yearly count to the nearest 5).
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning, and Rania is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Rania before.
- Queen Rania al-Abdullah of Jordan (b. 1970)
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Rania
- What does the name Rania mean?
- Rania (رَانْيَا) means "Gazing, beholding". From the Arabic root ر-ن-و meaning 'to gaze with pleasure'. Modern name carried by Queen Rania of Jordan.
- Is Rania a name from the Qur'an?
- Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Rania is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Rania a boy or a girl name?
- Rania is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Rania come from?
- Rania is an Arabic name, built on the root letters R-N-W. Modern, popular across Arab families.
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