How Many People Are Named Ram?
An estimated 1,054 people in the United States have the first name Ram. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Ram peaked in popularity in 2024 with 69 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ram as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ram paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,054
About 1 in 325,194 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2024
69 births
Total Registered
1,074
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ram
Ram is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,074 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ram as a male name
Ranked #2,144 in 2024
69 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (69 births)
Ram: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ram span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 349 babies were registered. While Ram is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ram by Decade
How has Ram tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ram by State
Birth registrations for Ram span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New Jersey. The lowest are in Virginia, North Carolina, Illinois. On average, about 22 Rams were registered per state.
Ram + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ram as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ram
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ram: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ram?
We estimate approximately 1,054 people named Ram are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 325,194 Americans share this first name.
Is Ram a common name?
Ram is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,074 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ram most popular?
Ram reached peak popularity in 2024, when 69 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ram is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ram a male name?
Ram is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ram Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ram Smith, Ram Johnson, Ram Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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