Ramy
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RA-mee
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,539 for boys
Ramy is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “archer, marksman”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 2,539th for boys in the US (52 babies).
What does Ramy mean?
Arabic: spelling of Rami
“archer, marksman”
A spelling of the Arabic name Rami, one who throws or shoots, especially an archer.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Ramy a girl's or a boy's name?
Ramy is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 52 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ramy in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Ramy, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,512th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 17 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ramy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 57 boys in the UK were given Ramy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #635, up from #2,342 for this spelling alone.
- Rami 47
- Ramy 10
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Ramy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,512 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
How popular is Ramy in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,539among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 52about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 108% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 52 boys in the US were named Ramy, making it the 2,539th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,017th. It first appears in the records in 1973.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Ramy of any year since it first appeared, in 1973.
Half of all the boys named Ramy in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 247 boys in the US were given Ramy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #874, up from #2,539 for this spelling alone.
- Rami 195
- Ramy 52
Ramy in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | #2,539 |
| 2024 | 43 | #2,915 |
| 2023 | 42 | #2,951 |
| 2022 | 33 | #3,462 |
| 2021 | 33 | #3,424 |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,017 |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,476 |
| 2018 | 19 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 24 | #4,135 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,000 |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,604 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,897 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 36 | #3,023 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,000 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,275 |
| 2002 | 30 | #3,018 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,612 |
| 2000 | 30 | #2,916 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,596 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,400 |
| 1995 | 23 | #3,015 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,590 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 32 | #2,298 |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,600 |
| 1990 | 29 | #2,368 |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,896 |
| 1988 | 27 | #2,250 |
| 1987 | 19 | #2,721 |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,508 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,213 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,268 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,708 |
| 1981 | 19 | #2,495 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,614 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,776 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,613 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,604 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,262 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,076 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
Names like Ramy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Yahya Ahmed Hamza Abdullah Rayyan Musa Umar Amir Mustafa Rayan Syed
Other spellings of Ramy
Names related to Ramy
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amira Fatima Ali Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo Safa Liyana
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, “Ramy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ramy, updated 20 October 2026.