Boys' name · since 1958
Raman
332 babies named Raman in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,058 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 332
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
Raman sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 332 recorded since 1958.
Raman has 332 recorded births among boys since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2024.
- #10,058 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 332 born since 1958
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raman ranks #10,058 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 332 born since 1958, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,058 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 332
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
Raman's 332 recorded births place it above 77.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Raman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Raman splits its recorded history at 1995: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Raman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2024
- Peak year (1973)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Raman by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (89 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Raman's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Raman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
54 births
- 1980s
1980s
89 births
- 1990s
1990s
60 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s
2010s
49 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 89 births (27% of all-time use).
Raman by state
Where Raman concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.8% |
6 of 332 births nationwide.
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What to do with Raman's data
- Raman's decade-level peak was the 1980s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ramans (6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Raman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1958–2024 (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 Raman 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.