Boys' name · since 1970
Ramell
430 babies named Ramell in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,636 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,316 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 430
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ramell currently ranks #12316 among boys' names in America, with 430 babies recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ramell has been recorded 430 times among boys since 1970, currently ranked #12316 nationally and more common than 12% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #8,636 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,316 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 430 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ramell ranks #8,636 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,316 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 430 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,636 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,316 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 430
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ramell's 430 recorded births place it above 81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ramell compares
430 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Ramell's all-time total is 17% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ramell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 430 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ramell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ramell's full recorded timeline at 2001, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ramell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Ramell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (98 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Ramell's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Ramell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
94 births
- 1990s
1990s
98 births
- 2000s
2000s
89 births
- 2010s
2010s
81 births
- 2020s
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 98 births (23% of all-time use).
Ramell by state
Where Ramell concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 93 | 21.6% |
93 of 430 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ramell's data
- Ramell's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (98 total births) through the 2020s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ramells (93 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 Ramell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Ramell 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.