Ramone
Ramone was the 4354th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 1007th with 79 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,142 places. More babies were named Ramone in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Ramon) Spanish form of Raymond · Spanish, Catalan, Germanic
- Rank in 2025
- #4,354 boys, up 36 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198479 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,442babies recorded
What does the name Ramone mean?
Ramone is a spelling of Ramon, pronounced the same way, so it shares Ramon's meaning and origin.
Ramon (Spanish Ramón, Catalan Ramon) is the Iberian form of Raymond, a Germanic name from ragin 'counsel, advice' and mund 'protection'. It was the name of counts of Barcelona and of the medieval Catalan philosopher Ramon Llull, and is common throughout the Spanish-speaking world. In Spanish the stress is on the last syllable.
ragin (Old High German, “counsel”)mund (Old High German, “protection”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Raymond, Ramón, Raymundo, Ray.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean wisdom, names that mean protector.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Ramon' (Catalan section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Raymond', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Raymond', DMNES (Durham University)
Ramone popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 12 since 1978.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,354 | 24 |
| 2020 | #4,390 | 23 |
| 2010 | #2,391 | 53 |
| 2000 | #2,849 | 32 |
| 1990 | #1,417 | 63 |
| 1980 | #1,465 | 43 |
| 1970 | #1,603 | 29 |
| 1960 | #3,582 | 7 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ramone, counting every spelling?
Ramone is a spelling of Ramon, a name family that ranked #771 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,354 for Ramone on its own. Together these spellings went to 321 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramon | 288 | #852 | 1,533 |
| Ramone | 24 | #4,354 | 83 |
| Ramin | 9 | #8,764 | 38 |
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 Ramone?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ramone (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ramone 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 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ramone.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ramone?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Ramone are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 20 and 43. That makes Ramone 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ramone: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ramone, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ramone
What does Ramone mean?
Ramone is a spelling of Ramon, which means “Spanish form of Raymond” (Spanish, Catalan, Germanic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Ramone?
Ramone was the 4354th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 1007th with 79 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,142 places. More babies were named Ramone in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Ramone a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ramone in the US.