Given name & surname
Ramy
“a loving man”
Ramy is a variant of Rami. One Arabic interpretation is “a loving man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ramy is a variant of Rami. One Arabic interpretation is “a loving man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ramy is a variant of Rami. An origin associated with Rami is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ramy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,131
- 1,131 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 52 babies
- 2025
- 52
- #2,563 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +111%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 52 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,563 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 111.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,856 as a first name in 2020; 157 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.
Ramy’s family of names
Ramy has a related form in Rami. In Greek usage, Ramy as a surname is a transliteration of Ραμύ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
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.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ramy
- Ramy BensebainiAlgerian footballer (born 1995)
- Ramy RabiaEgyptian association football playerborn 1993
- Ramy YoussefAmerican stand-up comedianborn 1991
- Ramy SabryEgyptian singer and actorborn 1978
- Ramy ImamEgyptian actor, director and producerborn 1974
- Ramy AshourEgyptian squash playerborn 1987
- Ramy EssamEgyptian musicianborn 1987
- Ramy AyachLebanese musicianborn 1980
- Ramy AdelEgyptian association football playerborn 1979
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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