Recorded 1977–2021 Boys' name Peak 1981 128 births

Ramal — boys' name

128 babies named Ramal in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s211980s151990s272000s272010s332020s5
2010s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Ramal was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

9 babies were named Ramal in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ramal

The Social Security Administration has registered 128 babies named Ramal between 1977 and 2021, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ramal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ramal performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ramal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ramal 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 128 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.

Ramal at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

128

Since 1977

45 years of records

Peak year

1981

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1977

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2021

Ramal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1977

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1981)
9
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
45678910 20212017201120011995198719781977 5

Ramal by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
33 births that decade — 26% of Ramal's all-time total
1970s211980s151990s272000s272010s332020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ramal?
128 babies have been named Ramal since 1977. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1981 with 9 births.
When was Ramal most popular?
Ramal was most popular in the 2010s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Ramal been used?
Ramal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 45 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Ramal?
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, 1977–2021 (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.