Ramon

Meaning: Counsel and protection
Origin: Germanic — Spanish form of Raymond

Boy's name · #852 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Ramon — on the books since 1880, #852 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 77,000 boys have carried the name since. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#283 in Mexico (2024) · #442 in Switzerland (2025) · #500 in Belgium (2025) · #638 in Ecuador (2025) · #3,157 in Austria (2025) · #4,491 in Italy (2024) · #5,919 in France (2025) · #2,159 in Sweden (2024) · #3,689 in England & Wales (2024) · #983 in Netherlands (2023) · #2,403 in Canada (2018) · #366 in Puerto Rico (2014) and 4 more.

Famous Ramons

Ramon Llull — Majorcan writer and philosopher (c. 1232–1316)
Ramón Díaz — Argentine football manager (born 1959)
Ramon Magsaysay — President of the Philippines from 1953 to 1957 (1907–1957)
Ramón María del Valle-Inclán — Spanish dramatist and novelist (1866–1936)
Ramon Menezes — Brazilian footballer (born 1972)
Ramón Gómez de la Serna — Spanish writer (1888–1963)
Ramón Novarro — Mexican actor (1899–1968)
Ramón Grau — President of Cuba (1933–1934; 1944–1948) (1887–1969)
Ramón Medina Bello — Argentine footballer (born 1966)
Ramón Menéndez Pidal — Spanish philologist (1869–1968)

In stories & tradition

Ramón^ja — The King of Fighters 2000 (video game)
Ramon Victorino^it — Captain Tsubasa (manga)
Ramon Folc de Cardona^ca — Catholic hagiography

What Ramons become

Among 3,431 notable people named Ramon:

Military figures appear 1.86× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ramon Muntaner, Catalan writer and soldier (1265–1336).

Similar names: Alfonso · Ray · Benito · Nelson · Ramiro · Raul

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