How Many People Are Named Ramah?
An estimated 121 people in the United States have the first name Ramah. It is predominantly female (93.5%). The average bearer is 37 years old, and Ramah peaked in popularity in 1926 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ramah 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 Ramah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
121
About 1 in 2,832,680 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
93.5% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1926
12 births
Total Registered
278
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ramah
Ramah is predominantly female (93.5%), though 18 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Ramah as a male name
Ranked #10,600 in 2022
7 male births in 2022
Peak: 2022 (7 births)
Ramah as a female name
Ranked #8,812 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 1926 (12 births)
Ramah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ramah span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 67 babies were registered. While Ramah is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ramah by Decade
How has Ramah 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.
Ramah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ramah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ramah
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Ramah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ramah?
We estimate approximately 121 people named Ramah 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 2,832,680 Americans share this first name.
Is Ramah a common name?
Ramah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 278 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ramah most popular?
Ramah reached peak popularity in 1926, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ramah is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ramah a female name?
Ramah is predominantly female. 93.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ramah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ramah Smith, Ramah Johnson, Ramah 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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