Ramya
Ramya is a Sanskrit female given name, which means "pleasant" and "delightful", predominantly used in South India.
Meaning & Origin of Ramya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ramya is a Sanskrit female given name, which means "pleasant" and "delightful", predominantly used in South India.
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The Story of Ramya
Ramya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1981, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 71 Ramyas were born — ranking #2,609 that year. As of 2026, Ramya ranks #6,019 for baby girls with 20 births, gradually falling (-13%). In total, more than 1K Ramyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Ramya
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- Ramya (born 1982), Indian actress and politician
- Ramya Barna (born 1986), Indian actress
- Ramya Krishnan (born 1970), Indian actress
- Ramya Mohan , British doctor
- Remya Nambeesan (born 1986), Indian actress
- Ramya NSK , Indian playback singer
- Ramya Ramana (born 1995) American poet
- Ramya Sri (born 1970), Indian actress
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Names that sound like Ramya
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About the name Ramya
Ramya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Ramya's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #2,522. Use the chart and map above to compare Ramya'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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