Ramaya
"Ramaya" is a song by Mozambican recording artist Afric Simone in 1975, sung in a mix of African languages – the words have no coherent meaning, and contrary to common belief they are not in Swahili.
Meaning & Origin of Ramaya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
"Ramaya" is a song by Mozambican recording artist Afric Simone in 1975, sung in a mix of African languages – the words have no coherent meaning, and contrary to common belief they are not in Swahili.
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The Story of Ramaya
The earliest SSA record of Ramaya as a baby girl name dates back to 1998, when 5 babies received it. 2006 was its biggest year on record, with 21 newborns named Ramaya — #6,125 in the national rankings. About 42% of every Ramaya on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Ramaya last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 252 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Ramaya
Ramaya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 252 births in the dataset. Ramaya's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #6,125. Use the chart and map above to compare Ramaya'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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