Given name
Ramya
“an elegant and beautiful woman”
Ramya is used as a given name. One Hindi interpretation is “an elegant and beautiful woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hindi interpretation is “an elegant and beautiful woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hindi.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ramya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,214
- 0 boys · 1,214 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 71 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #6,065 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,065 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 27.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 71 in 2008. In 2025, Illinois had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,682 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.
Ramya’s family of names
Ramya has a related form in Ramiyah. Ramya has a related form in Ramia. Ramya has a related form in Ramiah.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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