Is Ramey a boy or girl name?

Ramey is a unisex name. Of the 1,005 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 43.0% were girls and 57.0% were boys. It changed hands in 2005, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Ramey

Recorded 1913–2025 · United States

Ramey was most popular in 1975, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,864 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,005 people named Ramey.

Ramey over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ramey’s peak in 1975. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ramey a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ramey is a unisex name — 43.0% of the 1,005 Americans given it were girls and 57.0% were boys. It changed hands: since 2005 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 79% girls and 21% 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