Ramie
Feminine
Ramie is given to both — 690 girls and 257 boys since 1880. See other names given to both
Ramie is spelled exactly like the name of a plant fiber that is one of the strongest in the world and that almost nobody has heard of. Whether any family meant the plant is not recorded, and the name is held for sons as well as daughters.
How old is the name Ramie?
Ramie first appears in US birth records in 1911 — 114 years ago. The typical Ramie alive today was born around 1983, making them about 42 years old. About 600 people named Ramie are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Ramie most popular?
Ramie peaked in 1911, reaching #2463 nationally. See the whole 1911 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Ramie
Ramie is a nettle, grown in east Asia for its bast fiber, and the fiber is remarkable: eight times stronger than cotton, stronger still when wet, resistant to rot and mildew, and with a natural sheen close to silk. Cloth made from it has been found on Egyptian mummies from before three thousand years ago, and it has been cultivated in China for at least six. It should be everywhere and is not, because separating the fiber from the woody stem is stubbornly difficult — the gums that hold it have to be removed chemically or by hand, and no machine has ever made the process cheap enough to compete with cotton. Every few decades somebody announces a solution. The fabric that results is stiff, cool and durable, and it is usually sold blended with something softer.
Meaningnot established
Not established
The fiber's name came into English from Malay and there is no evidence that any family took the name from it. It may equally be a clipping of Ramona or Ramsey, a surname put to use, or a build from the sound. Nothing in the record decides.
Pronouncing Ramie
RAY-mee
Two syllables with the stress at the front. The fiber is usually said RAM-ee with a short first vowel, which is a different reading of the same spelling.
Nicknames for Ramie
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1911
- Most girls named
- 197629 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2463reached in 1911
- Change vs 2023
- 0.0%6 in 2024, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Ramies among us
people named Ramie are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Ramie sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Two syllables with front stress is easy to say and quick.
- It works for a child of either sex, which the record confirms.
- Five letters with no silent ones make it simple to spell aloud.
- Rami, Ramey and Remy will all be written for it.
- The first vowel has two readings, so the name is said two ways.
- Nothing records its origin, so the meaning question has several possible answers and no evidence.
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Frequently asked
- How many Ramies are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Ramie are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Ramie in 2025?
- Ramie is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Ramie with classmates?
- Ramie will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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