US rank #6892 Boys' name Peak 1985 1,550 births

Ramel — #6892 US boys' name

1,550 babies named Ramel in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s131970s2021980s4191990s3662000s2792010s1982020s73
#6892
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 52% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Ramel was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

54 babies were named Ramel in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ramel

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,550 babies named Ramel between 1967 and 2024, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ramel currently holds the #6892 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ramel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 419 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ramel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 697 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Ramel in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ramel 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 1,550 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.

Ramel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,550

Since 1967

58 years of records

Peak year

1985

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#6,892

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1967

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ramel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1967

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1985)
54
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
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Ramel by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
419 births that decade — 27% of Ramel's all-time total
1960s131970s2021980s4191990s3662000s2792010s1982020s73

Ramel by state

Where Ramel concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Ramel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
697 45.0%
#2 Virginia
16 1.0%
#3 North Carolina
5 0.3%
New York share of Ramel's total US births 45.0%
Even split

697 of 1,550 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ramel?
1,550 babies have been named Ramel since 1967. It currently ranks #6892 among boys. The peak year was 1985 with 54 births.
When was Ramel most popular?
Ramel was most popular in the 1980s decade with 419 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Ramel most popular?
The top states for the name Ramel are New York (697 births), Virginia (16 births), North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Ramel been used?
Ramel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 58 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ramel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ramon, Ramiro, Ramsey, Rami, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1967–2024 (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.