Ramin
An Iranian masculine name derived from Persian meaning "great soul" or "gentle friend".
Name Census estimates that about 643 living Americans carry the first name Ramin. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Ramin today is around 32 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ramin births was 1987 (23 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ramin. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Ramin with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
643
~ 1 in 533,055 Americans
Peak year
1987
23 babies that year
Average age
32
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,976
Tracked since 1963
Census
Ramin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,179 people with the first name Ramin, which placed it at #7,100 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#7,100
National first-name rank
People counted
2.2K
2,179 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.7
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
72.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ramin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ramin is White at 72.3%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (11.6%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (10.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ramin described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Ramin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White72.3% · 1,576
- Two or more races11.6% · 252
- Asian and Pacific Islander10.7% · 234
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 78
- Black or African American1.6% · 34
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 5
Popularity
Ramin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ramin from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 178 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ramin by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ramin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ramins live
Origin
Meaning and history of Ramin
The name Ramin is of Persian origin and has been used for centuries in various parts of the Middle East and Central Asia. The name is derived from the Old Persian word "ramin," which means "serene" or "peaceful." It is also believed to be related to the Sanskrit word "rama," which means "pleasing" or "delightful."
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ramin can be found in the epic Persian poem "Vis and Ramin," written by the 11th-century poet Fakhraddin Gorgani. The poem tells the tragic love story of Vis and Ramin, two star-crossed lovers from ancient Persia. In the poem, Ramin is depicted as a handsome and noble prince who falls in love with Vis, a beautiful and virtuous princess.
Throughout history, the name Ramin has been borne by several notable figures. One of the most famous was Ramin Khamoinev, a 13th-century Persian poet and mystic who wrote extensively on Sufism and the spiritual path. Another prominent bearer of the name was Ramin Jahanbani, a 16th-century Persian calligrapher and artist who was renowned for his beautiful calligraphic works.
In the 19th century, the name Ramin gained popularity among the intelligentsia and literary circles of Persia (modern-day Iran). One of the most celebrated figures with this name was Ramin Jahangir Mirza, a prince and poet who lived from 1834 to 1896. His collection of poems, known as the "Diwan," is considered a masterpiece of Persian literature.
Another notable bearer of the name was Ramin Rezaeian, an Iranian revolutionary and political activist who played a significant role in the 1979 Iranian Revolution. He was born in 1952 and was executed by the Shah's regime in 1971 for his involvement in the revolutionary movement.
In more recent times, the name Ramin has been borne by several prominent figures in various fields, including Ramin Jahanbegloo, an Iranian-Canadian philosopher and scholar born in 1959, and Ramin Karimloo, an Iranian-Canadian actor and singer born in 1978, best known for his performances in various musicals on the West End and Broadway.
People
Ramin + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ramin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ramin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ramin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 643 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ramin going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 533,055 US residents.
Is Ramin a common name?
We classify Ramin as "Very Rare". It ranks above 86.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 668 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ramin most popular?
The single biggest year for Ramin was 1987, when 23 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ramin is about 32 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ramin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,179 people with the name Ramin, or 0.72 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #7,100 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Ramin in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Ramin?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ramin leans strongly male. 2,163 people counted with this name were male (98.9%), compared with 24 female bearers (1.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Ramin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ramin is White at 72.3%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (11.6%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (10.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Ramin most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Ramin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 72.3% (1,576 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ramin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ramin a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ramin in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ramin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ramin in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ramin can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Ramin?
You can see how many people share the name Ramin on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.