Boys' name · since 1967
Ramel
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 1,561 babies named Ramel, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,840 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,297 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,561
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ramel currently ranks #7297 among boys' names in America, with 1,561 babies recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Ramel recorded 1,561 times among boys since 1967, holding rank #7297 nationally today, ahead of 48% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #3,840 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,297 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,561 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ramel ranks #3,840 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,297 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,561 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,840 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,297 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,561
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ramel's 1,561 recorded births place it above 91.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ramel compares
1,561 Top 25% higher than 75% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ramel's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ramel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,561 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ramel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ramel's full recorded timeline at 1997, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 54 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ramel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Ramel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (419 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Ramel's strongest decade.
419 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Ramel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
202 births
- 1980s
1980s
419 births
- 1990s
1990s
366 births
- 2000s
2000s
279 births
- 2010s
2010s
198 births
- 2020s 84
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 419 births (27% of all-time use).
How Ramel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ramel's total volume
Ramel by state
Where Ramel concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 697 | 44.7% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.3% |
697 of 1,561 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ramel's data
- Ramel's decade-level peak was the 1980s (419 total births); usage has since declined to 84 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Ramels (697 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ramel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Ramel 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.