How Many People Are Named Ramya?
An estimated 1,176 people in the United States have the first name Ramya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Ramya peaked in popularity in 2008 with 71 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ramya 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 Ramya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,176
About 1 in 291,458 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2008
71 births
Total Registered
1,194
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ramya
Ramya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,194 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ramya as a female name
Ranked #5,388 in 2024
24 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (71 births)
Ramya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ramya span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 556 babies were registered. Ramya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ramya by Decade
How has Ramya 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.
Ramya by State
Birth registrations for Ramya span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, Georgia. The lowest are in Virginia, New Jersey, North Carolina. On average, about 16 Ramyas were registered per state.
Ramya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ramya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ramya
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ramya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ramya?
We estimate approximately 1,176 people named Ramya 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 291,458 Americans share this first name.
Is Ramya a common name?
Ramya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,194 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ramya most popular?
Ramya reached peak popularity in 2008, when 71 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ramya is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ramya a female name?
Ramya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ramya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ramya Smith, Ramya Johnson, Ramya 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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