US rank #4922 Boys' name Peak 1991 838 births

Ramzi — #4922 US boys' name

838 babies named Ramzi in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s421980s1321990s1782000s1962010s1952020s95
#4922
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 65% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

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

1991
Single peak year

28 babies were named Ramzi in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ramzi

The Social Security Administration has registered 838 babies named Ramzi between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ramzi currently holds the #4922 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ramzi performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 196 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ramzi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 77 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Ramzi in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ramzi 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 838 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.

Ramzi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

838

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

1991

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,922

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ramzi popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1991)
28
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
0102030 202420172010200319961989198219741970 5

Ramzi popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 2012 (Ramzi as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20202012 5

Ramzi by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
196 births that decade — 23% of Ramzi's all-time total
1970s421980s1321990s1782000s1962010s1952020s95

Ramzi by state

Where Ramzi concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Ramzi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
77 9.2%
#2 Texas
10 1.2%
#3 Florida
5 0.6%
#4 Michigan
5 0.6%
#5 New York
5 0.6%
California share of Ramzi's total US births 9.2%
Even split

77 of 838 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ramzi?
838 babies have been named Ramzi since 1970. It currently ranks #4922 among boys. The peak year was 1991 with 28 births.
When was Ramzi most popular?
Ramzi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 196 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Ramzi most popular?
The top states for the name Ramzi are California (77 births), Texas (10 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Ramzi been used?
Ramzi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ramzi?
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, 1970–2024 (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.