Ramiro
Ramiro was the 1074th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 201 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 433rd; the most babies were born in 2001 (528). Over the last ten years it has moved down 46 places. More babies were named Ramiro in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning "famous counsel/edge" · Spanish, Gothic
Say it rah-MEE-roh /rɑˈmiroʊ/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,074 boys, down 12 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 201boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2001528 babies
- Total since 1880
- 25,958babies recorded
What does the name Ramiro mean?
Ramiro is a Spanish and Portuguese name from a Gothic name Latinized as Ranamirus. DMNES and Wiktionary analyze it as rana-, "corner, edge, wedge", plus mērs, "famous". DMNES lists kings of Asturias, León and Aragon named Ramiro, and the surname Ramírez means "son of Ramiro". In the US it was most common around 2000.
*rana (Proto-Germanic, “corner, wedge”)*mērijaz (Proto-Germanic, “famous”)
How sure is this? Probable. The Gothic elements are reconstructed; the first is uncertain in sense.
Related names: Ramírez, Ramira.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean fame.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Ramiro', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Ramiro', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Ramiro', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Ramiro popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 28 since 1971.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,074 | 201 |
| 2020 | #1,062 | 189 |
| 2010 | #777 | 287 |
| 2000 | #497 | 459 |
| 1990 | #478 | 426 |
| 1980 | #475 | 316 |
| 1970 | #540 | 225 |
| 1960 | #504 | 248 |
| 1950 | #489 | 189 |
| 1940 | #692 | 77 |
| 1930 | #560 | 115 |
| 1920 | #1,451 | 27 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ramiro, counting every spelling?
Ramiro has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,026 for boys in 2025, against #1,074 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Ramiro?
201 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ramiro (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ramiro 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 42 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ramiro.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ramiro?
About 21,800 people born in the US named Ramiro are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 22 and 50. That makes Ramiro mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Ramiro by state
How common Ramiro was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (3.5×), California (2.1×), Arizona (1.6×). In 38 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 Ramiro: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ramiro, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Ramiro · Sibling names for Ramiro
Questions about the name Ramiro
What does Ramiro mean?
Ramiro means “"famous counsel/edge"” (Spanish, Gothic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Ramiro?
Ramiro was the 1074th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 201 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 433rd; the most babies were born in 2001 (528). Over the last ten years it has moved down 46 places. More babies were named Ramiro in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Ramiro a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ramiro in the US.
Where is Ramiro most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ramiro was most common in Texas (0.39 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Arizona.