US rank #1158 Boys' name Peak 2001 25,728 births

Ramiro — #1158 US boys' name

25,728 babies named Ramiro in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s1071920s5911930s9181940s13901950s21131960s22181970s28561980s32971990s46862000s42972010s23172020s938
#1158
of 14,243 boys in use

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

1990s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Ramiro was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

528 babies were named Ramiro in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ramiro

The Social Security Administration has registered 25,728 babies named Ramiro between 1913 and 2024, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ramiro currently holds the #1158 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 528 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ramiro performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 4,686 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Ramiro shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 12,054 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Ramiro in 30 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ramiro 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 25,728 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.

Ramiro at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

25,728

Since 1913

112 years of records

Peak year

2001

528 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#1,158

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1913

Recorded for 112 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ramiro popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1913

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
528
Annual births at peak — across 112 years of records
-2000200400600 202420101996198219681954194019261913 9

Ramiro popularity over time — girls

28 total births recorded since 1971 (Ramiro as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 28 births
456789 19961991197819741971 5

Ramiro by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
4,686 births that decade — 18% of Ramiro's all-time total
1910s1071920s5911930s9181940s13901950s21131960s22181970s28561980s32971990s46862000s42972010s23172020s938

Ramiro by state

Where Ramiro concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ramiro
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
12,054 46.9%
#2 California
6,793 26.4%
#3 Illinois
1,043 4.1%
#4 Florida
611 2.4%
#5 Arizona
519 2.0%
#6 Washington
278 1.1%
#7 Michigan
212 0.8%
#8 Colorado
197 0.8%
Texas share of Ramiro's total US births 46.9%
Even split

12,054 of 25,728 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.

Ramiro appears in 30 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ramiro?
25,728 babies have been named Ramiro since 1913. It currently ranks #1158 among boys. The peak year was 2001 with 528 births.
When was Ramiro most popular?
Ramiro was most popular in the 1990s decade with 4,686 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Ramiro most popular?
The top states for the name Ramiro are Texas (12,054 births), California (6,793 births), Illinois (1,043 births).
How long has the name Ramiro been used?
Ramiro has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 112 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ramiro?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ramon, Ramsey, Rami, 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, 1913–2024 (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.