Ramon
Feminine · “counsel and protection”
Ramon is given to boys far more often — 77,429 boys against 535 girls since 1880. See Ramon as a boy name
Ramon is the Spanish and Catalan Raymond, a name of counsel and protection, familiar in American families for generations. Its bearers include a silent-film star and a Philippine president whose name became a prize.
How old is the name Ramon?
Ramon first appears in US birth records in 1919 — 106 years ago. The typical Ramon alive today was born around 1971, making them about 54 years old. About 400 people named Ramon are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Ramon most popular?
Ramon peaked in 1937, reaching #2940 nationally. See the whole 1937 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Raginmund to Ramon
The story of Ramon
Ramón Novarro, born in Durango, Mexico, became one of the great stars of silent Hollywood and played the title role in the first Ben-Hur, racing chariots in one of the most expensive films of its day. Ramón Magsaysay, president of the Philippines, was so admired for his honesty that after his death in a plane crash an award in his name was founded, now often called Asia's Nobel Prize. The name is recorded for a very few girls, but it is a man's name almost everywhere.
Meaning
counsel and protection, through Raymond
From Germanic Raginmund, joining ragin, counsel, and mund, protection. Ramón is the Spanish form and Ramon the Catalan.
How the name formed
- Raginmund
- Raymond
- Ramón
- Ramon
Related forms: Ramón · Ramon · Raymond · Raimondo
Pronouncing Ramon
ruh-MOHN
Stress on the second syllable. English speakers sometimes say RAY-mun.
Nicknames for Ramon
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
- 1919
- Most girls named
- 198818 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2940reached in 1937
- Change vs 1996
- −25.0%6 in 1997, from 8
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.
Ramon in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Ramón in Spanish — same name
- Ramon in Catalan — same name
- Raymond in English — same name
- Raimondo in Italian — same name
Ramons among us
people named Ramon 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
Ramon 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
- It has a clear meaning and long history.
- It works in Spanish and English.
- Moncho and Ray give two short forms.
- English speakers may stress the first syllable.
- Without its accent, the Spanish spelling changes slightly.
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Frequently asked
- How many Ramons are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Ramon are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Ramon in 2025?
- Ramon is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Ramon with classmates?
- Ramon will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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