Girls' name · since 1981
Ramya
Ramya has 1,214 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,565 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,985 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,214
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ramya currently ranks #5985 among girls' names in America, with 1,214 babies recorded since 1981.
Ramya has 1,214 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5985 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #6,565 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,985 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,214 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ramya ranks #6,565 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,985 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,214 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,565 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,985 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,214
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ramya's 1,214 recorded births place it above 90.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ramya compares
1,214 Top 29% higher than 71% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Ramya's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ramya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,214 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 71 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ramya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ramya's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 71, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ramya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Ramya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (556 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Ramya's strongest decade.
556 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Ramya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s 161
1990s
161 births
- 2000s
2000s
556 births
- 2010s
2010s
363 births
- 2020s 98
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 556 births (46% of all-time use).
How Ramya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ramya's total volume
Ramya by state
Where Ramya concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 49 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 31 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 24 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 21 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 20 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Texas | | 19 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 18 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 16 | 1.3% |
49 of 1,214 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Ramya appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ramya's data
- Ramya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (556 total births); usage has since declined to 98 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ramyas (49 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ramya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~44 yrs)
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, 1981–2025 (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 Ramya 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.