Ramon
Meaning
wise protector
Ramon's name family
One shared root links 5 names across 2 languages.
Shared root: from Germanic Raginmund, ragin "counsel" + mund "protection"
The constellation
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ramon peaked in the 1970s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
Popularity in Brazil
63,508 people · the #486 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 3,195 · median age 26
Among people named Ramon living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 2,119 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Ramon
Most people given the name Ramon in the United States were born between 1960 and 2009. The Ramon you meet today is most often in his 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Ramon deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Ramon 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 Ramon fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Ramon travels
Mexican American · wise protector (Spanish form of Raymond); a steady generational classic
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