Girl · #8,890 in 2026

Ramiya

Ramiyah is a municipality in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon.

Current Rank
#8,890
Peak Rank
#4,952 (2008)
Total Babies
435
5-Yr Trend
-15%
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First Year
2026
Last Year
2008
Peak Year
#4952
Peak Rank
435
Total Count
26
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Ramiya

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Ramiyah is a municipality in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon.

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Etymology
According to E. H. Palmer in 1881, Ramia comes from a personal name.
Origin & history
In the 1596 tax records , it was named as a village, Ramiya , in the Ottoman nahiya (subdistrict) of Tibnin under the liwa' (district) of Safad , with a population of 49 households and 4 bachelors, all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on agricultural products, such as wheat , barley , olive trees, fruit trees, goats and beehives, in addition to "occasional revenues" and a press for olive oil or grape syrup; a total of 3,966 akçe . In 1852, Edward Robinson noted here: "We came upon an ancient sarcophagus at the foot of the hill, and saw others on the way up. On the top near th

The Story of Ramiya

Ramiya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2000, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 29 Ramiyas were born — ranking #5,013 that year. As of 2026, Ramiya ranks #8,890 for baby girls with 10 births, falling sharply (-15%). In total, more than 435 Ramiyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Ramiya

Phonetically similar names — useful when Ramiya is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Ramiya

What does the name Ramiya mean?
Ramiyah is a municipality in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon.
How popular is Ramiya in 2026?
In 2026, Ramiya ranks #8,890 among girls' names in the U.S., with 10 babies given the name that year.
When was Ramiya most popular?
Ramiya reached its peak popularity in 2008, ranking #4,952 that year with 29 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Ramiya most popular?
Ramiya has historically been most popular in Michigan, Georgia, Florida. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Ramiya.
Is Ramiya a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Ramiya is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Ramiya?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Ramiya include Lylian, Damariz, Palak. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Ramiya

Ramiya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 435 births in the dataset. Ramiya's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #4,952. Use the chart and map above to compare Ramiya'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.