Recorded 1976–2001 Girls' name Peak 1982 37 births

Rameka — girls' name

37 babies named Rameka in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s141990s72000s5
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Rameka was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

9 babies were named Rameka in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rameka

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Rameka between 1976 and 2001, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rameka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rameka performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rameka shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rameka 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 37 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.

Rameka at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

37

Since 1976

26 years of records

Peak year

1982

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1976

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2001

Rameka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1976

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1982)
9
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Rameka by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
14 births that decade — 38% of Rameka's all-time total
1970s111980s141990s72000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rameka?
37 babies have been named Rameka since 1976. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1982 with 9 births.
When was Rameka most popular?
Rameka was most popular in the 1980s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Rameka been used?
Rameka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 26 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Rameka?
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.

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, 1976–2001 (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.