boy's name

Ramiro

  • Origin Spanish
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 26,176

Ramiro is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 201 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Ramiro is a name of Spanish origin.
  • Peaked in 2001, when 528 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 16,494 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1913.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Ramiro over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Ramiro by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 107
1920s 591
1930s 918
1940s 1,390
1950s 2,113
1960s 2,218
1970s 2,874
1980s 3,298
1990s 4,696
2000s 4,297
2010s 2,317
2020s (to 2025) 1,139

How popular is Ramiro?

In 2025, Ramiro was given to 201 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Ramiro is used

United States #1,073 201 in 2025
France #5,472 5 in 2025
England & Wales #5,743 3 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Ramiro

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Ramiro also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ramiro over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Ramiro in other languages

The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.

Catalan
Ramir

Sibling names for Ramiro

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ramiro — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Ramiro

How popular is the name Ramiro?

In 2025, Ramiro was given to 201 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Ramiro a girl's or a boy's name?

Ramiro is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Ramiro?

Ramiro has 3 syllables.

When was Ramiro most popular?

Ramiro peaked in 2001, when 528 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Ramiro a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ramiro currently ranks #1,073 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.