Boys' name · since 2009
Raam
122 babies named Raam in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,127 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,572 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 122
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Raam is the #5572 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 122 recorded since 2009.
Social Security Administration records show Raam recorded 122 times among boys since 2009, holding rank #5572 nationally today, ahead of 60% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #16,127 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,572 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 122 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raam ranks #16,127 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,572 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 122 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16,127 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,572 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 122
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Raam's 122 recorded births place it above 64.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Raam compares
122 29th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Raam's all-time total is 67% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raam | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 122 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Raam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Raam's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Raam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Raam by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (75 births, 61% of the file).
2020s was Raam's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Raam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
40 births
- 2020s
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 75 births (61% of all-time use).
Raam by state
Where Raam concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 4.1% |
5 of 122 births nationwide.
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What to do with Raam's data
- California records the most Raams (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Raam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~16 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2009–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Raam draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.