US rank #1209 Unisex name Peak 2024 3,690 births

Rami — #1209 US boys' name

3,690 babies named Rami in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s1341980s4011990s6882000s8452010s8332020s778
#1209
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 92% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Rami was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

167 babies were named Rami in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rami

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,690 babies named Rami between 1963 and 2024, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rami currently holds the #1209 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 167 babies received it in a single year. Rami is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 236 additional births since 1963.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rami performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 845 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Rami shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 614 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Rami in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rami 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 3,690 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.

Rami at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,690

Since 1963

62 years of records

Peak year

2024

167 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,209

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1963

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rami popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1963

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
167
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
-50050100150200 20242016200820001992198419761963 5

Rami popularity over time — girls

236 total births recorded since 1963 (Rami as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 236 births
05101520 20222007199719901983197719691963 5

Rami by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
845 births that decade — 23% of Rami's all-time total
1960s111970s1341980s4011990s6882000s8452010s8332020s778

Rami by state

Where Rami concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rami
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
614 16.6%
#2 New York
338 9.2%
#3 Texas
256 6.9%
#4 Michigan
216 5.9%
#5 Illinois
176 4.8%
#6 Florida
133 3.6%
#7 Ohio
97 2.6%
#8 Virginia
69 1.9%
California share of Rami's total US births 16.6%
Even split

614 of 3,690 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Rami appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rami?
3,690 babies have been named Rami since 1963. It currently ranks #1209 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 167 births.
When was Rami most popular?
Rami was most popular in the 2000s decade with 845 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Rami most popular?
The top states for the name Rami are California (614 births), New York (338 births), Texas (256 births).
Is Rami a unisex name?
Yes, Rami is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 3,690 births, and as a girl's name it has 236 births.
How long has the name Rami been used?
Rami has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 62 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rami?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ramon, Ramiro, Ramsey, Ramses, 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, 1963–2024 (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.