Ramie
Ramie is a fibre crop native to eastern Asia, derived from the plant Boehmeria nivea.
Meaning & Origin of Ramie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ramie is a fibre crop native to eastern Asia, derived from the plant Boehmeria nivea.
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Origin & history
The Story of Ramie
As a girl name
Ramie 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 1976, when 29 Ramies were born — ranking #2,664 that year. As of 2026, Ramie ranks #13,427 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 690 Ramies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ramie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1919, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1976, when 17 Ramies were born — ranking #2,509 that year. As of 2026, Ramie ranks #12,106 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 257 Ramies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ramie
Ramie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 690 births in the dataset. Ramie's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #2,664. Use the chart and map above to compare Ramie'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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