Ramon — #829 US boys' name
77,133 babies named Ramon in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 94% of names given to boys today.
14% of everyone ever named Ramon was born in this single decade.
1,159 babies were named Ramon in 1991 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Ramon
The Social Security Administration has registered 77,133 babies named Ramon between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ramon currently holds the #829 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 1,159 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Ramon performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10,533 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Ramon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 18,204 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Ramon in 44 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Ramon 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 77,133 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.
Ramon at a glance
Top 1,000 boys' namePeak year
Current rank
Active since
Ramon popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (1991)
- 1,159
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #829 among boys.
77,133 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1991 with 1,159 births in a single year.
Ramon popularity over time — girls
534 total births recorded since 1919 (Ramon as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Ramon accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Ramon by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 10,533 births that decade — 14% of Ramon's all-time total
Ramon decade highlights
- Peak decade 10,533 births
- Runner-up 10,485 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Ramon's strongest decade
10,533 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 14% of all-time use.
Ramon by state
Where Ramon concentrates geographically — total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18,204 | 23.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 17,974 | 23.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 6,829 | 8.9% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 4,326 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 3,341 | 4.3% |
| #6 | New Mexico | | 2,684 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 2,093 | 2.7% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 1,745 | 2.3% |
18,204 of 77,133 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 23.6% of nationwide
- Texas 23.3% of nationwide
- New York 8.9% of nationwide
- Arizona 5.6% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 44 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 23.6% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Ramon appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1880–2024 (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.