US rank #9873 Girls' name Peak 2015 264 births

Ramla — #9873 US girls' name

264 babies named Ramla in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s942010s1092020s49
#9873
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 44% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Ramla was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

15 babies were named Ramla in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ramla

The Social Security Administration has registered 264 babies named Ramla between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ramla currently holds the #9873 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ramla performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ramla shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 40 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ramla in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ramla 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 264 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.

Ramla at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

264

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2015

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,873

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ramla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
15
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
05101520 20242020201620122008200420001998 5

Ramla by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
109 births that decade — 41% of Ramla's all-time total
1990s122000s942010s1092020s49

Ramla by state

Where Ramla concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ramla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
40 15.2%
Minnesota share of Ramla's total US births 15.2%

40 of 264 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ramla?
264 babies have been named Ramla since 1998. It currently ranks #9873 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 15 births.
When was Ramla most popular?
Ramla was most popular in the 2010s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Ramla most popular?
The top states for the name Ramla are Minnesota (40 births).
How long has the name Ramla been used?
Ramla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ramla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ramona, Ramsey, Ramya, Rama, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1998–2024 (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.