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Ramon

boy name
Origin
Spanish
Syllables
2
Peak era
1970s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

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

RamonSpanishRaymondEnglish

More branches

RaymundoSpanish · variantRamonaSpanish · feminine formRayEnglish · short form

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1970s2020s

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

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

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.

Names that fit alongside Ramon

Cristian German Fermin Carlos Luis Miguel

The Ramon deep dive

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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.

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Where Ramon travels

Mexican American · wise protector (Spanish form of Raymond); a steady generational classic

Keep exploring

Filipino baby names · Filipino American baby names · Mexican American baby names

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