Rameses
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RAM-uh-seez
Rameses is a boys' name, meaning “born of Ra”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rameses mean?
Spelling of Ramesses; ancient Egyptian royal name
“born of Ra”
Ramesses II, one of Egypt's greatest pharaohs, built the temples at Abu Simbel.
Meaning borrowed from Ramesses.
Is Rameses a girl's or a boy's name?
Rameses is a boys' name.
How popular is Rameses in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Rameses in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rameses in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
Names like Rameses
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maximus Muhammad Alijah Ibrahim Jasiah Atticus Elias Hamza Mathias Abdullah Mustafa Elijah
Names related to Rameses
Sources
Figures from 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, “Rameses: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rameses, updated 20 October 2026.