Boys' name · since 1987
Ramen
15 babies named Ramen in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #31,590 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ramen is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 15 have been recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Ramen recorded 15 times among boys since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1987 to 1988.
- #31,590 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 15 born since 1987
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ramen ranks #31,590 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1987, peaking in the 1980s.
- #31,590 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ramen's 15 recorded births place it above 30.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ramen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ramen's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ramen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1988
- Peak year (1987)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Ramen by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (15 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Ramen's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ramen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ramen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~1 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, 1987–1988 (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 Ramen 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.