Boys' name · peaked in 1975
Ramon name popularity since 1925
73,471 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ramon (0.7% girls, 99.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1978 or earlier, so the typical Ramon is about 48 years old in 2026. Ramon peaked in 1975 as the #203 name for boys, and it ranked #852 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 73,471
- Named Ramon, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #852
- for boys in 2025 (288 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% boys
- 522 girls · 72,949 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 5.92× its national share
Peak year is the year Ramon made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Ramon births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1991. Measured as a share of all babies, Ramon peaked in 1975.
- Fastest rise: Between 1925 and 1930, Ramon became 1.6× more common.
- Steepest fall: Between 2009 and 2014, its share of baby boys fell by 40%, from 1 in 2,850 to 1 in 4,740.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Ramon's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ramon.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ramon in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 26 | 3,050 | – |
| 1930s | 35 | 5,525 | #219 |
| 1940s | 41 | 4,642 | #277 |
| 1950s | 46 | 6,277 | #297 |
| 1960s | 84 | 7,833 | #272 |
| 1970s | 119 | 10,272 | #203 |
| 1980s | 113 | 10,534 | #235 |
| 1990s | 58 | 10,485 | #272 |
| 2000s | 0 | 8,142 | #364 |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,339 | #636 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,850 | #852 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
23.3% of babies named Ramon from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Ramon is most popular
The index compares Ramon's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Ramon.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 5.92× | 2,263 |
| Arizona | 4.43× | 3,972 |
| Texas | 3.05× | 16,562 |
| California | 2.46× | 18,006 |
| New York | 1.29× | 6,761 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ramon's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ramon.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ramon (1975).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data