Ramone
A Spanish surname adapted from the French masculine given name Raymond.
Name Census estimates that about 2,326 living Americans carry the first name Ramone. It is a predominantly male name (99.5% of registrations). The average person named Ramone today is around 33 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ramone births was 1986 (80 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ramone. 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 Ramone with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
2.3K
~ 1 in 147,358 Americans
Peak year
1986
80 babies that year
Average age
33
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,597
Tracked since 1956
Census
Ramone in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,723 people with the first name Ramone, which placed it at #6,031 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
#6,031
National first-name rank
People counted
2.7K
2,723 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.9
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
56.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ramone
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ramone is Black at 56.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (32.2%) and White (4.7%). 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 Ramone 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 Ramone at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American56.5% · 1,538
- Hispanic or Latino32.2% · 878
- White4.7% · 128
- Two or more races4.1% · 113
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.7% · 45
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 21
Gender
Gender distribution for Ramone
Out of the 2,418 babies given the name Ramone since 1880, 99.5% 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.
Ramone as a male name
- Ranked #7,597 in 2024
- 11 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1984 (79 births)
Ramone as a female name
- Ranked #9,295 in 1986
- 7 female births in 1986
- Peak: 1986 (7 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ramone leans strongly male. 2,639 people counted with this name were male (97.0%), compared with 82 female bearers (3.0%).
Popularity
Ramone: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ramone from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 641 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
Ramone 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 Ramone during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ramones live
The SSA's state-level files cover 14 states and territories. Illinois, Ohio, Michigan recorded the most babies named Ramone, while Texas, Oregon, New Jersey recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 40 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Ramone
The given name Ramone has its origins in the Spanish and Portuguese languages, emerging during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Germanic name Raymond, which itself comes from the elements "ragin" (counsel) and "mund" (protector).
Ramone was initially a popular name among the Iberian nobility and upper classes, later spreading to other regions of Europe and the Americas through Spanish and Portuguese exploration and colonization. The name's earliest recorded use dates back to the 12th century, appearing in medieval records and chronicles.
One of the earliest known historical figures with the name Ramone was Ramón Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, who lived from 1131 to 1162. He was a prominent figure in the Reconquista, the long struggle to drive the Moors from the Iberian Peninsula.
Another notable Ramone from history was Ramón Llull, a Majorcan writer, philosopher, and theologian who lived from 1232 to 1315. He is renowned for his work in promoting interfaith dialogue and his contributions to the development of Catalan literature.
In the 15th century, Ramón de Trevino was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico. He played a crucial role in the conquest of the Aztec Empire and the establishment of Spanish rule in the region.
During the Renaissance, Ramón Sigler was a renowned Spanish painter and engraver active in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. His works, characterized by their intricate details and religious themes, adorned many churches and monasteries across Spain.
In more recent times, Ramón Novarro was a Mexican-American actor who achieved fame in Hollywood during the silent film era. Born in 1899, he starred in numerous popular films, including Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, and was one of the first Latin American actors to gain international recognition.
People
Ramone + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ramone 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
Ramone: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ramone?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,326 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ramone 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 147,358 US residents.
Is Ramone a common name?
We classify Ramone as "Rare". It ranks above 94.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,418 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ramone most popular?
The single biggest year for Ramone was 1986, when 80 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ramone is about 33 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ramone in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,723 people with the name Ramone, or 0.90 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #6,031 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 Ramone 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 Ramone?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ramone leans strongly male. 2,639 people counted with this name were male (97.0%), compared with 82 female bearers (3.0%). 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 Ramone?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ramone is Black at 56.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (32.2%) and White (4.7%). 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 Ramone most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Ramone in the 2020 Census, accounting for 56.5% (1,538 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 Ramone in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ramone a male name?
Yes, 99.5% of people registered as Ramone 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 Ramone still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ramone 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 Ramone 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 Americans are named Ramone?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.