Ramen — boys' name

What the Data Says About Ramen

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Ramen between 1987 and 1988, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ramen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ramen performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ramen 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 15 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.