How Many People Are Named Ramie?
An estimated 847 people in the United States have the first name Ramie. It is used for both genders, with 72.9% female. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Ramie peaked in popularity in 1976 with 46 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ramie 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 Ramie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
847
About 1 in 404,669 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
72.9% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1976
46 births
Total Registered
947
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ramie
Ramie is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (27.1%) and females (72.9%). Out of 947 total births registered, 257 were male and 690 were female.
Ramie as a male name
Ranked #13,584 in 2014
5 male births in 2014
Peak: 1976 (17 births)
Ramie as a female name
Ranked #14,841 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1976 (29 births)
Ramie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ramie span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 248 babies were registered. Ramie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ramie by Decade
How has Ramie 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.
Ramie by State
Ramie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ramie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ramie
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ramie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ramie?
We estimate approximately 847 people named Ramie 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 404,669 Americans share this first name.
Is Ramie a common name?
Ramie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 947 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ramie most popular?
Ramie reached peak popularity in 1976, when 46 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ramie is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ramie a female name?
Ramie is predominantly female. 72.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ramie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ramie Smith, Ramie Johnson, Ramie 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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