Rami

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A few things about Rami you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Rami

Rami Malek

American actor (born 1981)

Choose Rami and your child shares a first name with Rami Malek, an American actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Rami, like who?” Rami Malek's Wikipedia article is available in 81 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 8,757 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Rami, 195 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Rami would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryRami first shows up in US birth records in 1963, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 62 years since.
• 🏆Best yearRami is at its all-time high right now: #1,097 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowRami is 3.2× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 27,624 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 8,757.
• 🚀TrendRami has climbed 311 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #1,097. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedRami is most popular in Washington, D.C., where it ranks #168, followed by Michigan (#601) and New York (#601). It's in the top 1,000 in 10 states.

About the name Rami

Rami is a boy name of Arabic, English and German origin. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with R and ending in “-ami”. US birth records list Rami for boys from 1963 to 2025, in 58 of those 63 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #1,097 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,097, with 195 babies.

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