Boys' name · since 1972
Ramar
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 278 babies named Ramar, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,059 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 278
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ramar is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 278 have been recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ramar has been recorded 278 times among boys since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2024.
- #11,059 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 278 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ramar ranks #11,059 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 278 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,059 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 278
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ramar's 278 recorded births place it above 75.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ramar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ramar splits its recorded history at 1993: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ramar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2024
- Peak year (1989)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Ramar by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (90 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Ramar's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Ramar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
36 births
- 1980s
1980s
90 births
- 1990s
1990s
56 births
- 2000s
2000s
68 births
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 90 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Ramar's decade-level peak was the 1980s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ramar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1972–2024 (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 Ramar 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.