How Many People Are Named Rambo?
An estimated 140 people in the United States have the first name Rambo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Rambo peaked in popularity in 1985 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rambo 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 Rambo paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
140
About 1 in 2,448,245 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
1985
18 births
Total Registered
143
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rambo
Rambo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 143 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rambo as a male name
Ranked #10,631 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 1985 (18 births)
Rambo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rambo span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 58 babies were registered. While Rambo is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rambo by Decade
How has Rambo 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.
Rambo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rambo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rambo
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Rambo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rambo?
We estimate approximately 140 people named Rambo 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 2,448,245 Americans share this first name.
Is Rambo a common name?
Rambo is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 143 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rambo most popular?
Rambo reached peak popularity in 1985, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rambo is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rambo a male name?
Rambo is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rambo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rambo Smith, Rambo Johnson, Rambo 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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