US rank #7300 Boys' name Peak 1984 2,406 births

Ramone — #7300 US boys' name

2,406 babies named Ramone in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s131960s851970s3911980s6341990s4982000s3712010s3322020s82
#7300
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 49% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Ramone was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

79 babies were named Ramone in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ramone

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,406 babies named Ramone between 1956 and 2024, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ramone currently holds the #7300 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 79 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ramone performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 634 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Ramone shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 150 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Ramone in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ramone 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 2,406 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.

Ramone at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,406

Since 1956

69 years of records

Peak year

1984

79 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#7,300

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1956

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ramone popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1956

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1984)
79
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
020406080100 202420152006199719881979197019601956 5

Ramone popularity over time — girls

12 total births recorded since 1978 (Ramone as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 12 births
4.555.566.577.5 19861978 5

Ramone by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
634 births that decade — 26% of Ramone's all-time total
1950s131960s851970s3911980s6341990s4982000s3712010s3322020s82

Ramone by state

Where Ramone concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ramone
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
150 6.2%
#2 Ohio
143 5.9%
#3 Michigan
132 5.5%
#4 New York
39 1.6%
#5 California
30 1.2%
#6 Georgia
17 0.7%
#7 Pennsylvania
10 0.4%
#8 Virginia
7 0.3%
Illinois share of Ramone's total US births 6.2%
Even split

150 of 2,406 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Ramone appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ramone?
2,406 babies have been named Ramone since 1956. It currently ranks #7300 among boys. The peak year was 1984 with 79 births.
When was Ramone most popular?
Ramone was most popular in the 1980s decade with 634 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Ramone most popular?
The top states for the name Ramone are Illinois (150 births), Ohio (143 births), Michigan (132 births).
How long has the name Ramone been used?
Ramone has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 69 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ramone?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ramon, Ramiro, Ramsey, Rami, 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, 1956–2024 (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.