Boys' name · since 1981
Rhamel
26 babies named Rhamel in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #27,057 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rhamel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 26 have been recorded since 1981.
Rhamel has 26 recorded births among boys since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1992.
- #27,057 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 26 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhamel ranks #27,057 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #27,057 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rhamel's 26 recorded births place it above 40.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Rhamel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rhamel's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rhamel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1992
- Peak year (1981)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Rhamel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (16 births, 62% of the file).
1980s was Rhamel's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Rhamel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 16 births (62% of all-time use).
Rhamel by state
Where Rhamel concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 18 | 69.2% |
18 of 26 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rhamel's data
- Rhamel's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 1990s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Rhamels (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Rhamel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~11 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, 1981–1992 (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 Rhamel 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.