US rank #2967 Boys' name Peak 2023 1,078 births

Ramy — #2967 US boys' name

1,078 babies named Ramy in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s661980s1741990s2132000s2462010s2042020s175
#2967
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 79% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Ramy was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

42 babies were named Ramy in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ramy

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,078 babies named Ramy between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ramy currently holds the #2967 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ramy performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 246 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ramy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 94 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Ramy in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ramy 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 1,078 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.

Ramy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,078

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

2023

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,967

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ramy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
42
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
01020304050 202420172010200319961989198219751973 7

Ramy by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
246 births that decade — 23% of Ramy's all-time total
1970s661980s1741990s2132000s2462010s2042020s175

Ramy by state

Where Ramy concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Ramy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
94 8.7%
#2 New York
75 7.0%
#3 Texas
22 2.0%
#4 Michigan
5 0.5%
California share of Ramy's total US births 8.7%
Even split

94 of 1,078 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ramy?
1,078 babies have been named Ramy since 1973. It currently ranks #2967 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 42 births.
When was Ramy most popular?
Ramy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 246 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Ramy most popular?
The top states for the name Ramy are California (94 births), New York (75 births), Texas (22 births).
How long has the name Ramy been used?
Ramy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ramy?
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, 1973–2024 (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.