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Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Rami

Gender Unisex · 6% girls Rank 2025 #1,106 Trend ↑ Rising 60%

Borrowed from Arabic رَامِي (rāmī), masculine singular construct form of رَامٍ (rāmin).

Rank 2025
#1,106
among boys · ↑104 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
195
named Rami · +16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,759
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
195 babies
All-time total
4,122
#2,144 all-time among boys
First recorded
1963
in Social Security records

Rami popularity over time

4,122 babies have been named Rami since 1963, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 25 11 36 4 – #4,299
1970s 60 134 194 19 +439% #1,931
1980s 46 401 447 45 +130% #1,420
1990s 50 688 738 74 +65% #1,254
2000s 26 845 871 87 +18% #1,323
2010s 12 833 845 85 -3% #1,439
2020s (to 2025) 17 974 991 165 +95% #1,106

Where Rami is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 211 0.12 outside top 500
2027 227 0.13 outside top 500
2028 240 0.14 outside top 500
2029 252 0.15 outside top 500
2030 263 0.15 outside top 500

Where Rami is most popular

Boys named Rami per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.099 per 1,000. Strongest in District of Columbia, Michigan, and Massachusetts.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Rami born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
District of Columbia 12 0.813 +725%
Michigan 60 0.293 +197%
Massachusetts 29 0.211 +114%
New York 86 0.199 +102%
New Jersey 35 0.174 +76%
Illinois 42 0.164 +67%
California 125 0.137 +39%
Maryland 16 0.134 +36%
Washington 18 0.110 +12%
Virginia 19 0.100 ≈ national
Florida 45 0.095 ≈ national
Texas 82 0.093 -6%
Ohio 23 0.087 -12%
Pennsylvania 19 0.072 -27%
Wisconsin 5 0.042 -57%
Georgia 10 0.039 -60%
North Carolina 8 0.031 -68%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Rami

Rami is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,106 in 2025 with 195 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1963, 4,122 American babies have been named Rami, about 94% boys and 6% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 195 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Rami stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rami?

The median living Rami is about 18 years old; half are between 6 and 30. An estimated 4,000 people named Rami are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Rami year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 195 #1,106
2024 – – 168 #1,210
2023 – – 165 #1,212
2022 5 #17,221 165 #1,208
2021 5 #17,124 158 #1,222
2020 7 #13,160 123 #1,410
2019 7 #13,487 122 #1,439
2018 – – 98 #1,655
2017 – – 85 #1,800
2016 – – 77 #1,916
2015 – – 56 #2,345
2014 – – 78 #1,878
2013 – – 63 #2,134
2012 – – 87 #1,738
2011 – – 82 #1,777
2010 5 #19,198 85 #1,765
2009 – – 80 #1,848
2008 – – 97 #1,617
2007 6 #17,126 67 #2,063
2006 – – 84 #1,695
2005 6 #15,984 99 #1,476
2004 – – 68 #1,827
2003 5 #17,768 89 #1,475
2002 – – 101 #1,323
2001 9 #10,813 89 #1,411
2000 – – 71 #1,651
1995 5 #15,162 74 #1,375
1990 6 #12,505 57 #1,512
1985 5 #11,977 39 #1,638
1980 8 #7,935 31 #1,843
1975 5 #10,176 9 #3,873
1970 – – 6 #4,606
1965 5 #7,273 – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
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1880 – – – –

Famous people named Rami

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Rami Malek Rami Malek American actor (born 1981) Contemporary
  2. 2 Rami Shaaban Rami Shaaban Swedish association football player (born 1975) Contemporary
  3. 3 Rami Hamdallah Rami Hamdallah Palestinian politician (born 1958) Contemporary
  4. 4 Rami Saari Rami Saari Israeli poet, linguist and translator b. 1963 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Rami, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Rami?

The median living Rami is about 18 years old. Half of all living Ramis are between 6 and 30 years old.

How many people named Rami are alive today?

An estimated 4,000 people named Rami are alive in the United States, based on 4,122 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Rami mean?

Borrowed from Arabic رَامِي (rāmī), masculine singular construct form of رَامٍ (rāmin).

How popular is the name Rami in 2025?

Rami ranked #1,106 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 195 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rami?

4,122 babies have been named Rami in the United States since 1963, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rami most popular?

Rami peaked in 2025, when 195 newborns received the name.

Is Rami a boy or girl name?

Rami is used for both: about 6% of babies named Rami have been girls and 94% boys.

Is the name Rami rising or falling?

Rami is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Rami become more popular?

Rami is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 263 boys named Rami in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Rami?

Well-known people named Rami include Rami Malek (actor), Rami Shaaban (soccer player), Rami Hamdallah (politician).

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