Ramah
The Story of Ramah
As a girl name
Ramah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1911, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1926, when 12 Ramahs were born — ranking #2,708 that year. As of 2026, Ramah ranks #8,407 for girls with 12 births, with steady use. In total, more than 260 Ramahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ramah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2017, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 7 Ramahs were born — ranking #9,821 that year. As of 2026, Ramah ranks #9,821 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 18 Ramahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through 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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