Recorded 1981–1992 Boys' name Peak 1981 26 births

Rhamel — boys' name

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.

1980s161990s10
1980s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Rhamel was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

10 babies were named Rhamel in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rhamel

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Rhamel between 1981 and 1992, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rhamel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rhamel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rhamel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rhamel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rhamel 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 26 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.

Rhamel at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

26

Since 1981

12 years of records

Peak year

1981

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1981

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1992

Rhamel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1981

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1981)
10
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4681012 1992199119831981 10

Rhamel by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
16 births that decade — 62% of Rhamel's all-time total
1980s161990s10

Rhamel by state

Where Rhamel concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rhamel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
18 69.2%
New York share of Rhamel's total US births 69.2%

18 of 26 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rhamel?
26 babies have been named Rhamel since 1981. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1981 with 10 births.
When was Rhamel most popular?
Rhamel was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Rhamel most popular?
The top states for the name Rhamel are New York (18 births).
How long has the name Rhamel been used?
Rhamel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 12 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Rhamel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rhaegar, Rhandy, Rhakeem, Rhashad, 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, 1981–1992 (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.