US rank #8226 Girls' name Peak 2014 198 births

Ramatoulaye — #8226 US girls' name

198 babies named Ramatoulaye in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s752010s842020s39
#8226
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 53% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Ramatoulaye was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

13 babies were named Ramatoulaye in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ramatoulaye

The Social Security Administration has registered 198 babies named Ramatoulaye between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ramatoulaye currently holds the #8226 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ramatoulaye performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ramatoulaye shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 39 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ramatoulaye in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ramatoulaye 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 198 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.

Ramatoulaye at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

198

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2014

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,226

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ramatoulaye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
13
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
468101214 202420212018201520122009200620022001 6

Ramatoulaye by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
84 births that decade — 42% of Ramatoulaye's all-time total
2000s752010s842020s39

Ramatoulaye by state

Where Ramatoulaye concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ramatoulaye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
39 19.7%
New York share of Ramatoulaye's total US births 19.7%

39 of 198 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ramatoulaye?
198 babies have been named Ramatoulaye since 2001. It currently ranks #8226 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 13 births.
When was Ramatoulaye most popular?
Ramatoulaye was most popular in the 2010s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Ramatoulaye most popular?
The top states for the name Ramatoulaye are New York (39 births).
How long has the name Ramatoulaye been used?
Ramatoulaye has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ramatoulaye?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ramona, Ramsey, Ramya, Rama, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2001–2024 (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.