Given name
Ramen
“a great warrior”
Ramen is a variant of Ramin. One Persian interpretation is “a great warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ramen is a variant of Ramin. One Persian interpretation is “a great warrior.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ramen is a variant of Ramin. An origin associated with Ramin is Persian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ramen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15
- 15 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1988. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 218 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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