US rank #7559 Boys' name Peak 2018 200 births

Ramesses — #7559 US boys' name

200 babies named Ramesses in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s132010s1252020s62
#7559
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 47% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Ramesses was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

23 babies were named Ramesses in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ramesses

The Social Security Administration has registered 200 babies named Ramesses between 2007 and 2024, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ramesses currently holds the #7559 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ramesses performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 125 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ramesses shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Ramesses in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ramesses 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 200 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.

Ramesses at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

200

Since 2007

18 years of records

Peak year

2018

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,559

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2007

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ramesses popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2007

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
23
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
510152025 202420222020201820162014201220092007 6

Ramesses by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
125 births that decade — 63% of Ramesses's all-time total
2000s132010s1252020s62

Ramesses by state

Where Ramesses concentrates geographically — total births since 2007

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ramesses
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
13 6.5%
#2 Texas
5 2.5%
California share of Ramesses's total US births 6.5%
Even split

13 of 200 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ramesses?
200 babies have been named Ramesses since 2007. It currently ranks #7559 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 23 births.
When was Ramesses most popular?
Ramesses was most popular in the 2010s decade with 125 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Ramesses most popular?
The top states for the name Ramesses are California (13 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Ramesses been used?
Ramesses has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 18 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ramesses?
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.

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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, 2007–2024 (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.