How Many People Are Named Ramses?
An estimated 3,317 people in the United States have the first name Ramses. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Ramses peaked in popularity in 2008 with 152 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ramses 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 Ramses paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ramses is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 18, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,317
About 1 in 103,333 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2008
152 births
Total Registered
3,365
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ramses
Ramses is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,365 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ramses as a male name
Ranked #1,448 in 2024
125 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (152 births)
Ramses: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ramses span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,096 babies were registered. While Ramses is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ramses by Decade
How has Ramses 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.
Ramses by State
Birth registrations for Ramses span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Arizona. The lowest are in Tennessee, North Carolina, Massachusetts. On average, about 142 Ramsess were registered per state.
Ramses + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ramses as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ramses
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ramses: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ramses?
We estimate approximately 3,317 people named Ramses 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 103,333 Americans share this first name.
Is Ramses a common name?
Ramses is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,365 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ramses most popular?
Ramses reached peak popularity in 2008, when 152 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ramses is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ramses a male name?
Ramses is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ramses Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ramses Smith, Ramses Johnson, Ramses 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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