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Raman

Boy

Meaning of Raman: Sanskrit: 'pleasing'

Raman is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice and 2671st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

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Not in the US top list

England & Wales 2024

#2671

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

332

First recorded 1958 · peak 1982

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 15 babies1983: 10 babies1984: 8 babies1985: 6 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 9 babies1988: 9 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 7 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 9 babies1993: 11 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 5 babies1996: 11 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 5 babies2000: 8 babies20002001: 8 babies2002: 9 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 5 babies2005: 5 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 8 babies2008: 6 babies2009: 8 babies2010: 6 babies20102011: 6 babies2012: 0 babies2013: 7 babies2014: 8 babies2015: 8 babies2016: 7 babies2017: 7 babies2018: 0 babies2019: 0 babies2020: 6 babies20202021: 0 babies2022: 0 babies2023: 7 babies2024: 5 babies2025: 0 babies
US babies named Raman per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 15.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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