Recorded 1966–2021 Boys' name Peak 1980 185 births

Ramesh — boys' name

185 babies named Ramesh in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s211970s611980s651990s282000s52020s5
1980s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Ramesh was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

13 babies were named Ramesh in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ramesh

The Social Security Administration has registered 185 babies named Ramesh between 1966 and 2021, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ramesh currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ramesh performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ramesh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ramesh in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ramesh 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 185 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.

Ramesh at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

185

Since 1966

56 years of records

Peak year

1980

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1966

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2021

Ramesh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1966

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1980)
13
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
468101214 2021199219851981197519711966 6

Ramesh by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
65 births that decade — 35% of Ramesh's all-time total
1960s211970s611980s651990s282000s52020s5

Ramesh by state

Where Ramesh concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ramesh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.7%
New York share of Ramesh's total US births 2.7%

5 of 185 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ramesh?
185 babies have been named Ramesh since 1966. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1980 with 13 births.
When was Ramesh most popular?
Ramesh was most popular in the 1980s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Ramesh most popular?
The top states for the name Ramesh are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Ramesh been used?
Ramesh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 56 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Ramesh?
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.

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, 1966–2021 (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.