Ramiel
Ramiel is a fallen Watcher angel. He is mentioned in Chapter 6 of the apocryphal Book of Enoch as one of the 19 Watchers that sinned and rebelled against God by mating with human women and creating offspring called Nephilim.
- Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Meaning & Origin of Ramiel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ramiel is a fallen Watcher angel. He is mentioned in Chapter 6 of the apocryphal Book of Enoch as one of the 19 Watchers that sinned and rebelled against God by mating with human women and creating offspring called Nephilim.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
The Story of Ramiel
Ramiel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 19 Ramiels were born — ranking #4,852 that year. As of 2026, Ramiel ranks #6,701 for baby boys with 12 births, falling sharply (-17%). In total, more than 185 Ramiels 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 Ramiel
Ramiel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 185 births in the dataset. Ramiel's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #4,852. Use the chart and map above to compare Ramiel'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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