Gender
Origin
- Indian
- pleasing; supreme
- Sanskrit
- Awesome, godlike; Rama was the mythological seventh incarnation of Vishnu.
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Rama
Pronunciation
r(a)-ma
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #2458, 16 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7194, 11 births)
- Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #4099, 36 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10917, 8 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 19 |
| 2023 | 12 | 11 |
| 2022 | 12 | 9 |
| 2021 | 8 | 6 |
| 2020 | 7 | 5 |
| 2019 | 11 | 16 |
| 2018 | 9 | 11 |
| 2017 | – | 11 |
| 2016 | – | 21 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #4103, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #3154, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5925, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 3 |
| 2024 | – | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #4177, 4 births); most recent 2022 (rank #5010, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #1462, 25 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2569, 10 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 10 |
| 2022 | 3 | 14 |
| 2021 | – | 11 |
| 2020 | 4 | 13 |
| 2019 | – | 11 |
| 2018 | – | 16 |
| 2017 | – | 14 |
| 2016 | – | 14 |
| 2015 | – | 20 |
| 2014 | – | 21 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence