Unisex name · since 1963
Rami
Rami has 3,886 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,145 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,104 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,886
- born since 1963
- 2020s
- peak decade
3,886 babies have been named Rami since 1963, making it today's #1104 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rami has been recorded 3,886 times among boys since 1963, currently ranked #1104 nationally and more common than 92% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #2,145 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,104 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,886 born since 1963
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rami ranks #2,145 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,104 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,886 born since 1963, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,145 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,104 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,886
- born since 1963
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rami's 3,886 recorded births place it above 95.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rami compares
3,886 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Rami's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rami | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,886 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 195 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rami's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rami's full recorded timeline at 1997, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 195 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rami popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 195
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Rami popularity over time - girls
236 total births recorded since 1963 (Rami as girls' name)
Rami by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (974 births, 25% of the file).
2020s was Rami's strongest decade.
974 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Rami births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 134
1970s
134 births
- 1980s
1980s
401 births
- 1990s
1990s
688 births
- 2000s
2000s
845 births
- 2010s
2010s
833 births
- 2020s
2020s
974 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 974 births (25% of all-time use).
How Rami 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 Rami's total volume
Rami by state
Where Rami concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 648 | 16.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 363 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 268 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 229 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 186 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 142 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 105 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 77 | 2.0% |
648 of 3,886 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Rami appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rami's data
- California records the most Ramis (648 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 Rami: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Rami 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.