boy's name
Ramon
rah-MOHN
- Origin Spanish
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 79,844
the United States
#851
2025 births
Ramon means protecting counsel, and both halves are Germanic — the Visigoths brought it to Iberia, so a name that reads as thoroughly Spanish is Gothic underneath, like Fernando and Alonzo. It holds 79,763 lifetime births in our records.
- Ramon is a name of Spanish origin.
- Peaked in 1991, when 1,168 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 11,512 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Ramon over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 163 |
| 1890s | 191 |
| 1900s | 445 |
| 1910s | 1,764 |
| 1920s | 5,006 |
| 1930s | 5,560 |
| 1940s | 4,683 |
| 1950s | 6,323 |
| 1960s | 7,917 |
| 1970s | 10,391 |
| 1980s | 10,647 |
| 1990s | 10,543 |
| 2000s | 8,142 |
| 2010s | 4,339 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,850 |
What Ramon means
Ramon means protecting counsel, or wise protector. The Germanic joins a word for advice to one meaning protection, so both halves describe what a leader owes.
Where Ramon comes from
Ramon is the Spanish and Catalan form of Raymond, from the Germanic Raginmund — ragin, counsel, joined to mund, protection. The Visigoths carried it into Iberia, where it became a name of the counts of Barcelona; Ramon Berenguer IV united Catalonia and Aragon in the twelfth century. The same ragin appears in Reginald and in the Norse Ragnarök; the same mund gives Edmund and Sigmund.
Ramon in use
Ramon peaked in the United States in 1991, when 1,168 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It charts in two of the seven markets we track — 851st in the United States on 288 births and 6345th in France — across 79,844 lifetime births. Our records carry it from 1900.
How popular is Ramon?
In 2025, Ramon was given to 288 babies in the United States, ranking #851 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Ramon is used
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 Ramon
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ramon also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ramon over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Ramon 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.
Sibling names for Ramon
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ramon — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ramon
What does the name Ramon mean?
Protecting counsel — the Germanic ragin, advice, joined to mund, protection.
Is Ramon a Spanish name?
Spanish in use, Germanic in origin. The Visigoths carried it into Iberia.
Is it related to Ragnarök?
In its first element — ragin, counsel or judgment, is the same word.
How popular is Ramon?
851st in the United States, down from a 1991 peak of 1,168 births.
Is Ramon a girl's or a boy's name?
Ramon is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Ramon?
Ramon has 2 syllables.
Is Ramon a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ramon currently ranks #851 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.