Ramah
The Story of Ramah
As a girl name
American parents first put Ramah on the record books as a girl name in 1911, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1926, when 12 Ramahs were born — ranking #2,708 that year. About 26% of every Ramah on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Ramah last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 12 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 260 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Ramah on the record books as a boy name in 2017, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 7 Ramahs were born — ranking #9,821 that year. About 67% of every Ramah on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Ramah last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 18 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ramah
Ramah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 260 births in the dataset. Ramah's peak popularity came in 1926 when it ranked #2,708. Use the chart and map above to compare Ramah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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