Is Rama a boy or girl name?

Rama is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,406 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 80.4% were girls and 19.6% were boys.

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Rama

Recorded 1897–2025 · United States

Rama was most popular in 2010, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,149 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,631, with 19 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,406 people named Rama.

Rama over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rama’s peak in 2010. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rama a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rama is mostly a girl’s name — 80.4% of the 1,406 Americans given it were girls and 19.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 61% girls and 39% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org