Ramiro
Ramiro is a Spanish and Portuguese name from the latinisation of the Gothic given name *𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌹𐍂 (*Ranamir). Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Ramiro
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ramiro is a Spanish and Portuguese name from the latinisation of the Gothic given name *𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌹𐍂 (*Ranamir). Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Ramiro
Ramiro first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 528 Ramiros were born — ranking #459 that year. As of 2026, Ramiro ranks #1,188 for baby boys with 173 births, gradually falling (-10%). In total, more than 26K Ramiros have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ramiro
Ramiro is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 26K births in the dataset. Ramiro's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #433. Use the chart and map above to compare Ramiro'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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