Rami
Rami was the 1106th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 195 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,239 places. More babies were named Rami in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,106 boys, up 304 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 195boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025195 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,122babies recorded
Rami popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 236 since 1963.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,106 | 195 |
| 2020 | #1,410 | 123 |
| 2010 | #1,765 | 85 |
| 2000 | #1,651 | 71 |
| 1990 | #1,512 | 57 |
| 1980 | #1,843 | 31 |
| 1970 | #4,606 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rami, counting every spelling?
Rami is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #914 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,106 for Rami on its own. Together these spellings went to 247 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rami | 195 | #1,106 | 851 |
| Ramy | 52 | #2,563 | 203 |
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 Rami?
195 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rami (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rami 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 43 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rami.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rami?
About 3,800 people born in the US named Rami are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 6 and 30. That makes Rami 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.
Rami by state
How common Rami was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (3.0×), Massachusetts (2.1×), New York (2.0×), New Jersey (1.8×), Illinois (1.7×). In 34 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 Rami: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rami, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rami
How popular is the name Rami?
Rami was the 1106th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 195 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,239 places. More babies were named Rami in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Rami a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Rami in the US.
Where is Rami most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rami was most common in District of Columbia (0.81 per 1,000 boys), followed by Michigan and Massachusetts.