Boys' name · since 1880

Ramon

77,429 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.

#379 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#851 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
77,429
born since 1880
1980s
peak decade

Ramon currently ranks #851 among boys' names in America, with 77,429 babies recorded since 1880.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ramon has been recorded 77,429 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #851 nationally and more common than 94% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #379 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #851 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 77,429 born since 1880
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ramon ranks #379 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #851 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 77,429 born since 1880, peaking in the 1980s.

#379 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#851 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
77,429
born since 1880
1980s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%93.8%
Ramon vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Ramon's 77,429 recorded births place it above 99.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

44 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Ramon compares

77,429 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Ramon's all-time total is 210x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ramon Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 77,429 369 358,536
Peak-year births 1,159 34 22,252

Ramon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ramon's full recorded timeline at 1953, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 9 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 1,159 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ramon popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (1991)
1,159
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
05001,0001,500 188018991918193719561975199420132025 288

Ramon popularity over time - girls

535 total births recorded since 1919 (Ramon as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 535 births
05101520 191919371949196019681976198419921997 6

Ramon by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (10,534 births, 14% of the file).

1980s was Ramon's strongest decade.

10,534 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.

Ramon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10,534 births (14% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Ramon 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 Ramon's total volume

Ramon vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 100110120130140150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -111, 11.3%-146, 2.8%-146, 3.7%-111, 6.9%-114, 4.5%-116, 2.8%-120, 2%-146, 1.9%-146, 4.7%-146, 3.4%-146, 2.9%-146, 3.6%-111, 3.2%-122, 2.6%-144, 7.2%Ramon-146, 1.5%Ramon
Ramon vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Ramon by state

Where Ramon concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ramon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
18,275 23.6%
#2 Texas
18,028 23.3%
#3 New York
6,834 8.8%
#4 Arizona
4,340 5.6%
#5 Illinois
3,351 4.3%
#6 New Mexico
2,694 3.5%
#7 Florida
2,114 2.7%
#8 New Jersey
1,752 2.3%
California share of Ramon's total US births 23.6%
Even split

18,275 of 77,429 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.

Ramon appears in 44 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ramon? ▼
77,429 babies have been named Ramon since 1880. All-time, it sits at #379 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #851 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1991 with 1,159 births.
Where does Ramon sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ramon ranks #379 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #851 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ramon most popular? ▼
Ramon was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10,534 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Ramon most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Ramon are California (18,275 births), Texas (18,028 births), New York (6,834 births).
How long has the name Ramon been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ramon since 1880 -- 146 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Ramon? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ramiro, Ramsey, Rami, Ramses, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Ramon's data

  • Ramon's decade-level peak was the 1980s (10,534 total births); usage has since declined to 1,850 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Ramons (18,275 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.

Keep exploring Ramon

Nearby Names Like Ramon

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ramon

Ramiro Boy
#1074 25,930 births
Ramsey Boy
#1961 6,602 births
Rami Boy
#1104 3,886 births
Ramses Boy
#1716 3,460 births
Ramone Boy
#4287 2,430 births

Compare Ramon side by side: Ramon vs Ramiro Ramon vs Ramsey Ramon vs Rami

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ramon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1880–2025 (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 Ramon 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.