Ramses
A boys’ name of Egyptian origin, meaning son of Ra; sun god.
Babies a year
135
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Ramses by the numbers
Ramses was given to 135 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 152 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ramses. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean God
Like Ramses, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean the sun
Like Ramses, each of these has the sun in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Cyrussun; royal name from ancient Persia729 in the US (2017)
- Apollogreek god of music, poetry, and sun525 in the US (2017)
- Eliansun; diminutive of Elias or form of Helios486 in the US (2017)
- Samsonhis name is sun; strong as the sun430 in the US (2017)
- Reyanshpart of the sun; ray of light382 in the US (2017)
- Sunnybright or cheerful like the sun69 in England and Wales (2025)
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