Ramla
Ramla, also known as Ramle, is a city in the Central District of Israel. Ramle is one of Israel's mixed cities, with significant numbers of both Jews and Arabs.
Meaning & Origin of Ramla
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ramla, also known as Ramle, is a city in the Central District of Israel. Ramle is one of Israel's mixed cities, with significant numbers of both Jews and Arabs.
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The Story of Ramla
Ramla first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1998, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 15 Ramlas were born — ranking #7,612 that year. As of 2026, Ramla ranks #9,521 for baby girls with 10 births, falling sharply (-24%). In total, more than 264 Ramlas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Ramla
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Elias Abuelazam (born 1976), serial killer
- Ron Atias (born 1995), taekwondo athlete who represented Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Orna Barbivai (born 1962), army general and politician
- Yaqub al-Ghusayn (1899–1948), Arab nationalist leader of the Youth Congress Party
- Amir Hadad (born 1978), tennis player
- Barno Itzhakova (1927–2001), Tajik vocalist, immigrated to Ramla in 1991
- Khayr al-Din al-Ramli , 17th-century Islamic legal scholar
- Moni Moshonov (born 1951), actor and comedian
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Names that sound like Ramla
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About the name Ramla
Ramla is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 264 births in the dataset. Ramla's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #7,612. Use the chart and map above to compare Ramla'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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