Boy name#363 of boy names
Ramon
Pronounced R AH0 M OW1 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1991
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Ramon?
Ramon is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 80,596 children — the 363rd most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 46% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1991, when 1,231 children were given it.
Ramone is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Ramon and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Ramone
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- R AH0 M OW1 N
- Stress pattern:
- 01
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Ramon
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Ramon
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Ramon?
- Ramon ranks 363rd among boys' names in US records, with 80,596 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,685.
- Is Ramon a unisex name?
- No. Ramon is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Ramon most popular?
- 1991, when 1,231 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Ramon spelled?
- Ramone. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.