US rank #2134 Boys' name Peak 2024 1,074 births

Ram — #2134 US boys' name

1,074 babies named Ram in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s801980s911990s1182000s2062010s3492020s230
#2134
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 85% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Ram was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

69 babies were named Ram in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ram

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,074 babies named Ram between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ram currently holds the #2134 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 69 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ram performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 349 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ram shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 73 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Ram in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ram in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,074 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ram at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,074

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2024

69 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,134

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ram popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
69
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
020406080 202420172010200319961989198219751970 8

Ram by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
349 births that decade — 32% of Ram's all-time total
1970s801980s911990s1182000s2062010s3492020s230

Ram by state

Where Ram concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ram
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
73 6.8%
#2 Texas
57 5.3%
#3 New Jersey
12 1.1%
#4 New York
10 0.9%
#5 Georgia
6 0.6%
#6 Illinois
5 0.5%
#7 North Carolina
5 0.5%
#8 Virginia
5 0.5%
California share of Ram's total US births 6.8%
Even split

73 of 1,074 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ram?
1,074 babies have been named Ram since 1970. It currently ranks #2134 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 69 births.
When was Ram most popular?
Ram was most popular in the 2010s decade with 349 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Ram most popular?
The top states for the name Ram are California (73 births), Texas (57 births), New Jersey (12 births).
How long has the name Ram been used?
Ram has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ram?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ramon, Ramiro, Ramsey, Rami, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.