Ramie

A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Ramie by the numbers

Ramie was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 29 babies in 1976, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.

What we can tell you about Ramie

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ramie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Romieroman; a form of Romeo or Romulus75 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Remie21 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Rylierye clearing; a modern respelling of Riley896 in the US (2017)
  • Raynerain or counsel; a modern respelling of Raine368 in the US (2017)
  • Rainerain or counsel; from Rein47 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Rahiltraveler; a form of Raheel or Rahl6 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Ramie

Names that are said the same way as Ramie, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Ramiarcher; merciful44 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ramyarcher; a form of Rami10 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Raimi6 in the US (2017)
  • Raimy6 in the US (2017)
  • Raymi6 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Ramie

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