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Ranita
How to Pronounce Ranita
Pronounced ruh-NEE-tuh /rəˈniː.tə/Medium
Meaning: Ranita is a Hebrew girl's name from ranah, 'to sing, to rejoice,' giving 'song' or 'joy.' In American use it can also read as a coinage joining a Ra- opening with the popular -nita ending of Juanita and Benita. The Hebrew route is the more established one.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Ranita is a Hebrew name from ranah, 'to sing, to rejoice,' read as 'song' or 'joy'; in American records it can also look like a coinage joining a Ra- opening to the -nita ending of Juanita and Benita. Ranita appears in United States records from around 1956 and reached a small high around 1989. It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year.
A girl named Ranita at that high would be in her thirties now. Its Hebrew meaning gives it a joyful, musical sense that the coined reading lacks; it never spread widely and has kept only a small presence, so it reads as a distinctive heritage-or-coined name of its era.
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What does the name Ranita mean?
It is a Hebrew name meaning 'song' or 'joy,' also read as a Ra-/-nita blend.
How do you pronounce Ranita?
It's said ruh-NEE-tuh /rəˈniː.tə/, three syllables.
Is Ranita a boy or girl name?
Ranita is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Ranita?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.