Ram
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RAHM
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,423 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,641 for boys
Ram is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “pleasing, delightful”. In 2025 it ranked 1,423rd for boys in the UK (20 babies) and 2,641st for boys in the US (49 babies).
What does Ram mean?
Sanskrit: Hindi form of Rama
“pleasing, delightful”
Rama, hero of the Sanskrit epic Ramayana, is revered in Hinduism as an avatar of Vishnu; Ram is also a biblical Hebrew name.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Ram a girl's or a boy's name?
Ram is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the UK and 49 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ram in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,423among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 15,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 167% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the UK were named Ram, making it the 1,423rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Ram of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Ram in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2022. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 26 boys in the UK were given Ram or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,043, up from #1,423 for this spelling alone.
- Ram 20
- Raam 6
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,358th in England and Wales.
Ram in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,423 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,585 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Ram in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,641among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 49about 1 in 35,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 77% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 49 boys in the US were named Ram, making it the 2,641st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,568th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 69 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Ram in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 78 boys in the US were given Ram or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,707, up from #2,641 for this spelling alone.
Ram in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | #2,641 |
| 2024 | 69 | #2,133 |
| 2023 | 43 | #2,894 |
| 2022 | 53 | #2,562 |
| 2021 | 35 | #3,295 |
| 2020 | 30 | #3,568 |
| 2019 | 27 | #3,896 |
| 2018 | 34 | #3,298 |
| 2017 | 43 | #2,797 |
| 2016 | 42 | #2,837 |
| 2015 | 30 | #3,590 |
| 2014 | 39 | #2,927 |
| 2013 | 39 | #2,893 |
| 2012 | 32 | #3,368 |
| 2011 | 41 | #2,851 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,365 |
| 2009 | 26 | #3,917 |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,643 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 28 | #3,600 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,459 |
| 2004 | 23 | #3,855 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,611 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,316 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,470 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 18 | #3,981 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,824 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,093 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,657 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,342 |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,519 |
Names like Ram
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Musa Zayd Ibrahim Abdullah Hamza Ahmed Mustafa Raheem Arham Umar Amir
Other spellings of Ram
Names related to Ram
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ram: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ram, updated 20 October 2026.