Ram
Ram was the 2671st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 2153rd with 69 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 990 places. More babies were named Ram in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,671 boys, up 962 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 49boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202469 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,123babies recorded
Ram popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,671 | 49 |
| 2020 | #3,633 | 30 |
| 2010 | #4,482 | 22 |
| 2000 | #6,216 | 11 |
| 1990 | #6,990 | 7 |
| 1980 | #4,415 | 9 |
| 1970 | #3,753 | 8 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ram, counting every spelling?
Ram is the most common spelling of a name family that had 78 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 78 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ram | 49 | #2,671 | 249 |
| Raam | 17 | #5,556 | 65 |
| Rahm | 12 | #7,096 | 61 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ram?
49 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ram (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ram born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 171 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ram.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ram?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Ram are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 6 and 26. That makes Ram mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ram by state
How common Ram was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.6×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ram: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ram, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ram
How popular is the name Ram?
Ram was the 2671st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 2153rd with 69 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 990 places. More babies were named Ram in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ram a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ram in the US.
Where is Ram most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ram was most common in New Jersey (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Texas.