Raman — #12555 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Raman

The Social Security Administration has registered 332 babies named Raman between 1958 and 2024, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Raman currently holds the #12555 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raman performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Raman shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Raman in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raman 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 332 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.