Ramon
A masculine given name of Spanish origin meaning "wise protector".
Name Census estimates that about 59,241 living Americans carry the first name Ramon. It is a predominantly male name (99.3% of registrations). The average person named Ramon today is around 43 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ramon births was 1991 (1,168 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ramon. 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.
Key insights
- • Although Ramon is used almost entirely for boys, the SSA data does show 534 girls registered with the name since 1880.
People living today
59K
~ 1 in 5,786 Americans
Peak year
1991
1,168 babies that year
Average age
43
years old
2024 SSA rank
#829
Tracked since 1880
Gender
Gender distribution for Ramon
Out of the 77,667 babies given the name Ramon since 1880, 99.3% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Ramon as a male name
- Ranked #829 in 2024
- 299 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1991 (1,159 births)
Ramon as a female name
- Ranked #13,326 in 1997
- 6 female births in 1997
- Peak: 1984 (19 births)
Popularity
Ramon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ramon from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 10,646 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
Ramon 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 Ramon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ramons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 44 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Ramon, while South Dakota, Delaware, West Virginia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 1,615 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Ramon
The name Ramon is of Spanish origin and derives from the older Spanish name Ramón, which in turn comes from the Germanic name Raginmund. Raginmund is composed of the elements "ragin" meaning "counsel" and "mund" meaning "protection."
The name Ramon first appeared in medieval Spain and was initially used by members of the Spanish nobility and aristocracy. It became more widely adopted among the general population during the 16th and 17th centuries.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ramon dates back to the 9th century, when a Catalan nobleman named Ramon Berenguer I (1023-1076) ruled over the County of Barcelona and played a significant role in the Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors.
Another notable historical figure with the name Ramon was Ramon Llull (1232-1315), a Majorcan philosopher, logician, and writer who made significant contributions to the fields of logic, computational theory, and the natural sciences.
In the realm of art, Ramon Casas (1866-1932) was a renowned Catalan painter and one of the leading figures of the Modernisme movement in Spain, renowned for his depictions of Barcelonian high society and everyday life.
Moving into the 20th century, Ramon Novarro (1899-1968) was a Mexican-American actor who achieved fame in Hollywood during the silent film era and starred in several popular movies, including Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925).
More recently, Ramon Arredondo (1940-2015) was a Mexican-American artist and sculptor known for his large-scale public artworks and his contributions to the Chicano art movement.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Ramon
People
Ramon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ramon 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
Ramon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ramon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 59,241 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ramon 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 5,786 US residents.
Is Ramon a common name?
We classify Ramon as "Uncommon". It ranks above 99.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 77,667 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ramon most popular?
The single biggest year for Ramon was 1991, when 1,168 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ramon is about 43 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Ramon a male name?
Yes, 99.3% of people registered as Ramon 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.
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.