Find out how popular the first name Rameses has been for the last 48 years (from 1975 to 2022) and learn more about the meaning and history.

Popularity of Rameses by gender

Based on the last 48 years of data, Rameses is exclusively a male name.

For the most recent data in 2022, there were 6 male babies and 0 female babies born with the name Rameses.

The history of the first name Rameses

The name Rameses has its origins in Ancient Egypt, dating back to the 14th century BC. It is derived from the Egyptian word "ra," meaning sun or sun god, and "ms," meaning born or son. Together, the name Rameses translates to "born of Ra" or "son of the sun god Ra."

One of the most famous historical figures to bear this name was Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great. He was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty, ruling from 1279 BC to 1213 BC. Ramesses II is renowned for his ambitious building projects, including the colossal statues at the Abu Simbel temples and the Ramesseum mortuary temple.

The name Rameses appears in various ancient Egyptian texts and inscriptions, including the famous Kadesh Battle inscriptions that detail Ramesses II's military exploits against the Hittites. It was a name closely associated with the Egyptian royal family and was borne by several pharaohs, such as Ramesses I, Ramesses III, and Ramesses IX.

In the Bible's Book of Exodus, the name Rameses is mentioned as one of the cities built by the Israelites during their enslavement in Egypt. This reference likely refers to the city of Pi-Ramesses, built by Ramesses II as his new capital.

Other notable historical figures named Rameses include Ramesses VI, an Egyptian pharaoh of the 20th Dynasty who ruled from 1145 BC to 1137 BC, and Ramesses VII, another pharaoh of the same dynasty who reigned from 1136 BC to 1129 BC.

The name Rameses also appears in Greek and Latin sources, such as the works of Herodotus, Diodorus Siculus, and Plutarch, who documented the lives and reigns of the Egyptian pharaohs bearing this name.

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