Given name & surname
Ramone
“a wise protector”
Ramone is a variant of Raymond. One German interpretation is “a wise protector.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ramone is a variant of Raymond. One German interpretation is “a wise protector.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ramone is a variant of Raymond. An origin associated with Raymond is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1956. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ramone through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,442
- 2,430 boys · 12 girls
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 80 babies
- 2025
- 24
- #4,354 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −32%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 24 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,354 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 32.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 79 in 1984. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,721 as a first name in 2020; 527 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ramone’s family of names
Ramone has a related form in Raymond. In Greek usage, Ramone as a surname is a transliteration of Ραμονέ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ramone
- CashisAmerican rapperborn 1982
- Ramone MooreAmerican basketball player (born 1989)
- RamzBritish rapper and songwriterborn 1997
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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