Ramaya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- rah-MY-ah
- Origin
- Modern
Ramaya is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Ramaya come from?
Modern: invented name, perhaps Ra- + Maya
Is Ramaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Ramaya is a girls' name.
How popular is Ramaya in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2019, with 5 girls.
Ramaya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
How popular is Ramaya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 21 girls. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the girls named Ramaya in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ramaya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 12 | #8,481 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 10 | #9,541 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,612 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2006 | 21 | #6,123 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6,484 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
Nicknames for Ramaya
- Maya 1,420 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Ramaya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Raya Aaliyah Amaya Zainab Ruqayyah Rahma Hafsa Amira Khadija Hiba Abeeha
Names related to Ramaya
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
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, “Ramaya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ramaya, updated 20 October 2026.