Rania is an Arabic name that means "gazing" or "looking intently", from the verb rana, and in India it is also heard as a form of Rani, "queen". Queen Rania of Jordan has made the name known worldwide since 1999. In the United States Rania has stayed in the 1,600 to 2,700 range this century: it peaked at number 1,660 in 2006, stood at number 2,008 in 2024 and ranks number 2,682 in 2025.