Recorded 1982–2023 Boys' name Peak 2008 167 births

Ramzey — boys' name

167 babies named Ramzey in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s442000s472010s532020s11
2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Ramzey was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

12 babies were named Ramzey in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ramzey

The Social Security Administration has registered 167 babies named Ramzey between 1982 and 2023, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ramzey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ramzey performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ramzey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ramzey 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 167 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.

Ramzey at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

167

Since 1982

42 years of records

Peak year

2008

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1982

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2023

Ramzey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1982

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2008)
12
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
468101214 202320162013200720041997199219861982 7

Ramzey by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
53 births that decade — 32% of Ramzey's all-time total
1980s121990s442000s472010s532020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ramzey?
167 babies have been named Ramzey since 1982. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2008 with 12 births.
When was Ramzey most popular?
Ramzey was most popular in the 2010s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Ramzey been used?
Ramzey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 42 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Ramzey?
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.

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, 1982–2023 (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.