Ramiah
Ramiah is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:B. S. Ramiah (1905–1983), Indian journalist K. Ramiah (1892–1988), Indian politician Kailasa Venkata Ramiah (1926–1994), Indian academic Krishnaswami Ramiah (1892–1988), Indian geneticist and politician
Meaning & Origin of Ramiah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ramiah is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:B. S. Ramiah (1905–1983), Indian journalist K. Ramiah (1892–1988), Indian politician Kailasa Venkata Ramiah (1926–1994), Indian academic Krishnaswami Ramiah (1892–1988), Indian geneticist and politician
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The Story of Ramiah
American parents first put Ramiah on the record books as a baby girl name in 1992, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 32 Ramiahs were born — ranking #4,287 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 39% of all recorded Ramiahs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,419 among baby girl names with 18 births, gradually rising (+9%). In total, more than 563 Ramiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ramiah
Ramiah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 563 births in the dataset. Ramiah's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #4,287. Use the chart and map above to compare Ramiah'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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