Rami
Rami is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Rami
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rami is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Rami
As a girl name
Rami first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1963, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1979: 15 births, good for #4,626 nationwide. About 25% of every Rami on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Rami last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 236 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Rami as a boy name dates back to 1963, when 5 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 180 newborns named Rami — #1,161 in the national rankings. About 28% of every Rami on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Rami ranks #1,161 for boys with 180 births, rising sharply (+45% over the past five years). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Rami
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Rami. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Rami
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About the name Rami
Rami is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1963 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Rami's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,161. Use the chart and map above to compare Rami'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.