Raman
Meaning
“Malayalam form of Rama (Sanskrit, pleasing) with the Kerala -an ending; a grandfather-generation staple”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Raman has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
103 people · the #40,437 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 29
Among people named Raman living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Raman
Most people given the name Raman in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Raman you meet today is most often in his 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Raman deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Raman truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Raman fits with your family’s names and surname.
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