Rama Boy & girl
How popular is Rama?
#10,913 girl name in 2025
8 baby girls were named Rama in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name. Another 11 boys got the name (#7,190 for boys).
Rama popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #10,913 for girls (▼ 4749 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 8 girls, 11 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-62% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,034 in 2015, #15,083 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2010 (36 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,554 in 1897 |
| First recorded | 1897 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 39% boys, 61% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Rama counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Rahma family of names ranked #1,331 for girls in 2025 (#1,307 the year before), with 129 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rahma | 82 | 64% |
| Rahmah | 23 | 18% |
| Rama | 8 | 6% |
| Ramah | 16 | 12% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Rama is most popular
Babies named Rama per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Rama by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,554 |
| 1900s | 5 | #1,792 |
| 1910s | 15 | #3,433 |
| 1920s | 70 | #2,496 |
| 1930s | 83 | #2,186 |
| 1940s | 113 | #2,328 |
| 1950s | 92 | #2,888 |
| 1960s | 58 | #5,167 |
| 1970s | 35 | #7,069 |
| 1980s | 20 | #7,417 |
| 1990s | 113 | #4,197 |
| 2000s | 226 | #4,263 |
| 2010s | 237 | #4,106 |
| 2020s | 58 | #6,164 |
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Questions
- Is Rama a boy or girl name?
- Rama is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 39% of babies named Rama were boys and 61% were girls.
- How popular is the name Rama?
- 8 baby girls were named Rama in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name. Another 11 boys got the name (#7,190 for boys).
- When was Rama most popular?
- Rama peaked in 2010, when 36 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,554 in 1897.
- How many people are named Rama?
- 1,406 babies have been named Rama in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,166 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 25.
- Where is Rama most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Rama was most common in New York, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.