Gender:
Origin:
Arabic
237 famous people named Rana found on Wikipedia.
4174 female, 111 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
3020-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
1030-th in year 1971
Used in: Arabic, Indian, Pakistani
Rana in Arabic (Arabic: رنا); Persian: رعنا , the name means "beautiful, eye-catching", stemming from the word yarnū يرنو, meaning to "to gaze at longingly". It is a given name for females in Arabic-speaking countries.
In Indian, Nepali and Pakistani culture, "Rana" (Devanāgarī: राणा) has Sanskrit origin and is a given name to males as well as a surname. Rana (Devanāgarī: राना) belonged to Thar Ghar aristocracy group which assisted the rulers of Gorkha Kingdom. These Rana (राना) belonged to Magar people while Rana (राणा) were of Khas Rajput origin. Historically, it is the given title of an absolute monarch. It is a very popular male name in Iran, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Beautiful to look at, to gaze, graceful.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rana Daggubati | 1984 | Indian actor |
| 2 | Ashutosh Rana | 1967 | Indian actor |
| 3 | Rana Kapoor | 1957 | Businessperson |
| 4 | Rana Hussein | 1969 | Daughter of Saddam Hussein |
| 5 | Rana Sanga | 1484 | Indian maharaja |
| 6 | Sher Singh Rana | ||
| 7 | Vin Rana | 1986 | Indian actor |
| 8 | Rana Ayyub | 1984 | |
| 9 | Koyal Rana | 1993 | Indian model |
| 10 | Pravesh Rana | 1984 | Indian model |
| 11 | Nitish Rana | 1993 | Indian cricketer |
| 12 | Rana Chandra Singh | 1931 | Pakistani politician |
| 13 | Jang Bahadur Rana | 1817 | Nepalese politician |
| 14 | Devyani Rana | 1972 | Nepalese princess |
| 15 | Munawwar Rana | 1952 | Indian poet |
| 16 | Deepraj Rana | Indian actor | |
| 17 | Rushad Rana | 1979 | |
| 18 | Rana Ranbir | Actor,writer | |
| 19 | Rana Foroohar | American journalist | |
| 20 | Moammar Rana | 1974 | Pakistani actor and film director |
| 21 | Divya Rana | Indian actress | |
| 22 | Masud Rana | ||
| 23 | Rana Bhagwandas | 1942 | Pakistani judge |
| 24 | Jyothi Rana | Actress | |
| 25 | Srishti Rana | 1992 | Indian model |
| 26 | Rana Cynthia | 1995 | |
| 27 | Rana Bahadur Shah | 1775 | King of Nepal |
| 28 | Rana Sanaullah Khan | 1955 | Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab |
| 29 | Omair Rana | 1978 | |
| 30 | Jaspal Rana | 1976 | Indian sport shooter |
| 31 | Rana Raimal | 1473 | Ruler of Mewar |
| 32 | Rana Bokhari | 1977 | Canadian politician |
| 33 | Tahawwur Hussain Rana | 1961 | Investigated for his alleged role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks |
| 34 | Giovanni Rana | 1937 | Italian chef |
| 35 | Ujjwal Rana | ||
| 36 | Ravi Rana | Indian politician | |
| 37 | Hassan Waqas Rana | Pakistani film director, producer and screenwriter | |
| 38 | Sohail Rana | 1938 | Pakistani composer |
| 39 | Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana | 1863 | Fifth Prime Minister of Nepal from the Rana dynasty |
| 40 | Masood Rana | 1938 | Pakistani singer |
| 41 | Rana Mitter | 1969 | British historian |
| 42 | Rana Tanveer Hussain | 1949 | Pakistani businessman |
| 43 | Rana Gurjeet Singh | 1956 | Indian politician |
| 44 | Rana el Kaliouby | 1978 | Inventor |
| 45 | Rana Cabbar | Turkish actor | |
| 46 | Purva Rana | 1991 | Indian model |
| 47 | Rana Raslan | 1978 | Israeli model |
| 48 | Rana Dasgupta | 1971 | British writer |
| 49 | Rana Azadivar | 1983 | Iranian actress |
| 50 | Manjural Islam Rana | 1984 | Cricketer |
| 51 | Meena Rana | 1975 | Uttarakhandi singer |
| 52 | Rekha Rana | Model and actress | |
| 53 | Jadi Rana | ||
| 54 | Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana | 1885 | Prime Minister of Nepal |
| 55 | Shakoor Rana | 1936 | Cricketer, Cricket umpire |
| 56 | Rana Florida | ||
| 57 | Rajendra Singh Rana | 1961 | Member of the Legislative Assembly |
| 58 | Rana Mazumdar | Indian singer | |
| 59 | Rana Mashood Ahmad Khan | 1966 | Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab |
| 60 | Rana Alagöz | 1948 | |
| 61 | S. R. Rana | 1870 | Indian political activist |
| 62 | Sardar Talib Hassan Nakai | Pakistani politician | |
| 63 | Gaurav Shumsher JB Rana | 1955 | Nepali Army General |
| 64 | Rashid Rana | 1968 | Pakistani painter and mixed-media artist |
| 65 | Dev Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana | 1862 | Prime Minister of Nepal |
| 66 | Diljit Rana, Baron Rana | 1938 | British peer |
| 67 | Bir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana | 1852 | Prime Minister of Nepal |
| 68 | Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana | 1875 | Nepalese politician |
| 69 | Naseem Rana | 1942 | Pakistani intelligence general |
| 70 | Himanshu Rana | 1998 | Indian cricketer |
| 71 | Hamid Rana | Pakistani actor | |
| 72 | Rana Farhan | Iranian musician | |
| 73 | Ruby Rana | 1972 | Miss Nepal for 1994 |
| 74 | Parveen Rana | 1992 | |
| 75 | Kashiram Rana | 1938 | Indian politician |
| 76 | Kadir Rana | 1961 | Member of the Lok Sabha |
| 77 | Subarna Shamsher Rana | 1910 | Prime Minister of Nepal |
| 78 | Mohan Rana | 1964 | Poet |
| 79 | Bakhtiar Rana | Pakistani general | |
| 80 | Bhim Singh Rana | 1707 | |
| 81 | Rana Jashraj | ||
| 82 | Misbah Rana | 1994 | Pakistani-Scottish child involved in publicised parental custody issues |
| 83 | Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana | 1888 | Last Minister of Defense of Nepal from the Rana dynasty |
| 84 | Diamond Shumshere Rana | 1918 | Nepali writer and political activist |
| 85 | Jewel Rana | 1995 | |
| 86 | Karanbahadur Rana | 1898 | Recipient of the Victoria Cross |
| 87 | Mohammad Usman Rana | 1985 | Norwegian commentator |
| 88 | Sachin Rana | 1984 | Indian cricketer |
| 89 | Padma Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana | 1882 | Nepalese politician |
| 90 | Rana Jang Pande | 1789 | Third Prime Minister of Nepal |
| 91 | Rana Mohammad Hanif Khan | 1922 | Pakistani politician |
| 92 | Rana Mansour | 1981 | |
| 93 | Satnam Rana | British television presenter | |
| 94 | Shahzad Rana | 1967 | Norwegian politician and philologist |
| 95 | Sushma Rana | Indian sport shooter | |
| 96 | Sneh Rana | 1984 | |
| 97 | Shafqat Rana | 1943 | Pakistani cricketer |
| 98 | Kuber Singh Rana | 1957 | Nepal Chief of Police |
| 99 | D. S. Rana | ||
| 100 | Karnail Rana | 1963 | |
| 101 | Rana Elik | ||
| 102 | Rana Muhammad Akram Khan | 1965 | Lawyer |
| 103 | Om Bikram Rana | Nepalese police officer | |
| 104 | Rana Mubashir | 1967 | Pakistani journalist |
| 105 | Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon | Indian politician | |
| 106 | Rana Jai Singh | ||
| 107 | Ashraful Islam Rana | 1988 | |
| 108 | Shanti Swaroop Rana | ||
| 109 | Mahaveer Singh Rana | 1963 | Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) |
| 110 | Rana Waitai | 1942 | New Zealand politician |
| 111 | Rana Walker | American psychologist | |
| 112 | Buland Akhtar Rana | Auditor General of Pakistan | |
| 113 | Azmat Rana | 1951 | Pakistani cricketer |
| 114 | Rana Husseini | Jordanian journalist | |
| 115 | Mehedi Hasan Rana | 1997 | |
| 116 | Jagdish Singh Rana | Indian politician | |
| 117 | Rana Abdel-Rahim Koleilat | 1967 | |
| 118 | Basanta Bahadur Rana | 1984 | Indian race walker |
| 119 | Mansoor Rana | 1962 | Cricketer |
| 120 | Jenis av Rana | 1953 | Faroese politician and physician |
| 121 | Pratap A. Rana | ||
| 122 | Rana Talia Muhammad Khan | 1884 | Pakistani police chief |
| 123 | Rana Chhina | 1960 | Indian historian |
| 124 | Meherji Rana | 1514 | Parsi spiritual leader |
| 125 | Rana Goswami | Indian National Congress politician | |
| 126 | Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan | ||
| 127 | Rubel Rana | 1983 | Olympic swimmer |
| 128 | Rajendrasinh Ghanshyamsinh Rana | 1956 | Indian politician |
| 129 | Rakshya Rana | 1967 | Pilot |
| 130 | Kiran Shamsher Rana | 1916 | Nepalese general |
| 131 | Rabindra Kumar Rana | 1947 | Indian politician |
| 132 | Gyanu Rana | 1949 | Nepali Singer |
| 133 | Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana | 1941 | Nepalese politician |
| 134 | Rana Zahid Tauseef | Mayor Nazim and member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| 135 | Rana Yashwant | ||
| 136 | Rana Asif Tauseef | 1967 | Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan |
| 137 | Abdul Rehman Rana | 1942 | Pakistani politician |
| 138 | Maqsood Rana | 1972 | Cricketer |
| 139 | Shishir Rana | 1971 | Film actor, Producer |
| 140 | Nir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana | 1913 | Nepalese general |
| 141 | Santosh Rana | 1948 | |
| 142 | Rana Nayar | 1957 | Indian academic and translator |
| 143 | Noor Saleem Rana | 1973 | |
| 144 | Umar Rana | 1975 | Comedian |
| 145 | Amarjit Singh Rana | 1960 | Field hockey player |
| 146 | Rana Nazeer Ahmed Khan | 1949 | Member assembly |
| 147 | Udaya Shumsher Rana | 1970 | Nepalese politician |
| 148 | Sat Prakash Rana | 1965 | Indian politician |
| 149 | Rana Abdul Rauf | 1953 | Indian politician |
| 150 | Rana Muhammad Hayat | ||
| 151 | Rana Iqbal Ahmad Khan | Pakistani lawyer and politician | |
| 152 | Sajana Rana | 1987 | Nepalese footballer |
| 153 | Mahabir Singh Rana | ||
| 154 | Rana Umar Nazir Khan | ||
| 155 | Irfan Rana | 1968 | Pakistani cricketer |
| 156 | Mahendrasinh Rana | Indian politician | |
| 157 | Mujahid Ali Rana | 1970 | Pakistani field hockey player |
| 158 | Rana Nakano | 1997 | |
| 159 | Sheikh Alamgir Kabir Rana | 1990 | Bangladeshi footballer |
| 160 | Rubina Rana | 1956 | Pakistani politician |
| 161 | Rana Assad Amin | ||
| 162 | Rana Vachhraj | ||
| 163 | Sultan Rana | 1956 | Cricketer |
| 164 | Kiritsinh Rana | Indian politician | |
| 165 | Rana Ratan Singh | 1850s ruler of Umerkot belonging to Sodha subclan of Rajputs | |
| 166 | Birendra Singh Rana | 1958 | |
| 167 | Rana Arif Kamal Noon | Pakistani lawyer | |
| 168 | Greta Rana | 1943 | British writer |
| 169 | Luigi Rana | 1986 | Italian footballer |
| 170 | Kulwant Rana | 1970 | Indian politician |
| 171 | Dal Bahadur Rana | Nepalese politician | |
| 172 | Rana Muhammad Ishaq | ||
| 173 | Rana Okada | 1991 | Japanese snowboarder |
| 174 | Rana Khudadad Khan | Pakistani politician | |
| 175 | Rana Chowdhary | Indian cricketer | |
| 176 | Madhukar Shamsher Rana | 1941 | Nepalese economist |
| 177 | Rana Zahid Hussain | ||
| 178 | Rana Ellen Munns | Australian botanist | |
| 179 | Rana Rahimpour | ||
| 180 | Rana Kalangutkar | 1982 | Indian cricketer |
| 181 | Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana | 1892 | Nepalese diplomat |
| 182 | Sohel Rana | Cricketer | |
| 183 | Rana Miah | 1979 | Bangladeshi cricketer |
| 184 | Beatrice Rana | 1993 | Italian pianist |
| 185 | Abhimanyu Rana | 1991 | Indian cricketer |
| 186 | Narayan Chandra Rana | ||
| 187 | Rana Afzal | ||
| 188 | Rana El Husseiny | 1991 | Egyptian fencer |
| 189 | Bhim Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana | 1865 | Nepalese politician |
| 190 | Sukhjinder Rana | 1969 | |
| 191 | Rana Muhammad Asif Saeed | Pakistani lawyer | |
| 192 | Rana Randhir | ||
| 193 | Madhukar Shamshere Rana | 1941 | Nepalese economist |
| 194 | Bir Bahadur Rana | Nepali judoka | |
| 195 | Narayan Singh Rana | ||
| 196 | Aditi Singh Rana | ||
| 197 | Krishna Bahadur Rana | 1823 | Nepalese politician |
| 198 | Amit Rana | ||
| 199 | Aditya Singh Rana | 1991 | |
| 200 | Rana El Nemr |