Unisex name · since 1913
Ramey
Ramey has 573 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,271 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,774 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 573
- born since 1913
- 1970s
- peak decade
573 babies have been named Ramey since 1913, making it today's #10774 unisex name.
Ramey has 573 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10774 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of boys, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #7,271 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,774 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 573 born since 1913
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ramey ranks #7,271 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,774 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 573 born since 1913, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,271 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,774 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 573
- born since 1913
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ramey's 573 recorded births place it above 84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Ramey compares
573 Top 41% higher than 59% of 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
Ramey's all-time total is 55% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ramey | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 573 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ramey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ramey splits its recorded history at 1979: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ramey popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1976)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Ramey popularity over time - girls
432 total births recorded since 1970 (Ramey as girls' name)
Ramey by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (159 births, 28% of the file).
1970s was Ramey's strongest decade.
159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Ramey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 17
1910s
17 births
- 1920s 21
1920s
21 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 40
1950s
40 births
- 1960s 58
1960s
58 births
- 1970s
1970s
159 births
- 1980s
1980s
85 births
- 1990s
1990s
72 births
- 2000s 58
2000s
58 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 159 births (28% of all-time use).
How Ramey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ramey's total volume
Ramey by state
Where Ramey concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 1.0% |
6 of 573 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ramey's data
- Ramey's decade-level peak was the 1970s (159 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Rameys (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ramey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Ramey 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.