Given name
Ramatoulaye
“mercy of God”
Ramatoulaye is a feminine given name from Arabic. It is used in French.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ramatoulaye goes back to Arabic رحمة, meaning “mercy of God.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ramatoulaye through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 209
- 0 boys · 209 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,952 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −2%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,952 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 2.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 321 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ramatoulaye’s family of names
Ramatoulaye may belong to the same name family as RAMATOULLAYE. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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