Boys' name · since 2007
Ramesses
Ramesses has 214 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,544 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,368 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 214
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ramesses is the #6368 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 214 recorded since 2007.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ramesses has been recorded 214 times among boys since 2007, currently ranked #6368 nationally and more common than 54% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #12,544 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,368 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 214 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ramesses ranks #12,544 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,368 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 214 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,544 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,368 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 214
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ramesses's 214 recorded births place it above 72.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ramesses compares
214 39th percentile among 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
Ramesses's all-time total is 42% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ramesses | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 214 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ramesses's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ramesses splits its recorded history at 2017: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2007 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ramesses popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Ramesses by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (125 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Ramesses's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Ramesses births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
125 births
- 2020s
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 125 births (58% of all-time use).
Ramesses by state
Where Ramesses concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 13 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 2.3% |
13 of 214 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ramesses's data
- Ramesses's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (125 total births) through the 2020s (76) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ramessess (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ramesses: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2007–2025 (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 Ramesses 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.