Ramon

Meaning: Counsel and protection
Origin: Spanish (from Frankish/Proto-Germanic (via Old French Raimunt))

Boy's name · #852 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Ramon — on the books since 1880, #852 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 77,000 boys share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#330 in Mexico (2024) · #442 in Switzerland (2025) · #529 in Belgium (2025) · #638 in Ecuador (2025).

Famous Ramons

Ramon Llull — Philosopher (1232–1316)
Ramón Díaz — Argentine association football player and coach
Ramon Magsaysay — President of the Philippines from 1953 to 1957
Ramón María del Valle-Inclán — Spanish author (1866–1936)
Ramon Menezes — Brazilian association football player

In stories & tradition

Ramón^ja — The King of Fighters 2000 (video game)
Ramon Victorino^it — Captain Tsubasa (manga)
Ramon Folc de Cardona^ca — Catholic hagiography

What Ramons become

Among 3,431 notable people named Ramon:

Military figures appear 1.86× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ramon Muntaner, Politician (1265–1336).

Similar names: Alfonso · Ray · Benito · Nelson · Byron · Ramiro

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