Rama
Rama was the 11699th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1897, when it ranked 1749th; the most babies were born in 2010 (36). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,501 places. More babies were named Rama in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,699 girls, up 5,293 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- 52% girls, 48% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201036 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,406babies recorded
Rama popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,699 | #7,560 | 8 | 11 |
| 2020 | #16,992 | #10,349 | 5 | 7 |
| 2010 | #4,166 | #9,476 | 36 | 8 |
| 2000 | #4,758 | — | 25 | — |
| 1990 | — | #9,174 | — | 5 |
| 1980 | #7,933 | — | 8 | — |
| 1970 | #7,749 | #3,232 | 6 | 10 |
| 1960 | #5,576 | — | 7 | — |
| 1950 | #3,019 | — | 13 | — |
| 1940 | #2,701 | — | 11 | — |
| 1930 | #3,013 | — | 10 | — |
| 1920 | #3,302 | — | 10 | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Rama, counting every spelling?
Rama is the most common spelling of a name family that had 24 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 24 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rama | 8 | #11,699 | 53 |
| Ramah | 16 | #7,066 | 39 |
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 Rama?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rama (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rama 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rama.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rama?
About 900 people born in the US named Rama are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 14 and 54. That makes Rama mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Rama by state
How common Rama was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls 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 Rama: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rama, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rama
How popular is the name Rama?
Rama was the 11699th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1897, when it ranked 1749th; the most babies were born in 2010 (36). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,501 places. More babies were named Rama in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Rama a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 52% girls, 48% boys given the name Rama in the US.
Where is Rama most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rama was most common in New York (0.01 per 1,000 girls).