Ramy

Ramy was the #2,539 boys' name in the US in 2025 (52 babies), and #2,269 in England & Wales and #1,500 in Canada.

Ramy as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Ramy as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Ramy as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,539 (52)#2,269 (10)—#1,500 (15)
2024#2,915 (43)#1,859 (13)—#1,654 (12)
2023#2,952 (42)#1,701 (14)—#1,342 (15)
2022#3,464 (33)#3,450 (5)—#1,092 (20)
2021#3,427 (33)#2,125 (10)—#1,277 (16)
2020#4,020 (25)#1,723 (13)#599 (4)#1,382 (14)
2019#4,480 (22)#3,013 (6)—#1,448 (13)
2018#4,918 (19)#3,011 (6)——
2017#5,297 (17)#2,512 (8)—#2,010 (8)
2016#6,349 (13)#3,079 (6)—#1,683 (10)
2015#5,058 (18)#2,319 (9)—#1,319 (14)
2014#4,138 (24)#2,964 (6)—#1,657 (10)
2013#4,981 (18)#3,315 (5)—#1,380 (13)
2012#4,003 (25)#3,039 (6)—#996 (21)
2011#3,605 (29)#2,892 (6)—#1,211 (16)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #2,539.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1973.

How common is it?

about 1 in 33,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 33,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 27,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ramy is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 30,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 26,000 to 1 in 35,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ramy by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,576NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,998CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,760TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Ramy (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#5707

Ramy (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RamyCanadaBoys#1,50015
RamyEngland & WalesBoys#2,26910
RamyScotlandBoys—too few
RamyUSBoys#2,53952