# Raman (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/raman/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 332 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 332 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 256, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Belarusian Рама́н (Ramán)

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5 | 12,786 |
| 2005 | 5 | 12,909 |
| 2007 | 8 | 9,557 |
| 2008 | 6 | 12,221 |
| 2009 | 8 | 9,668 |
| 2010 | 6 | 11,851 |
| 2011 | 6 | 11,928 |
| 2013 | 7 | 10,475 |
| 2014 | 8 | 9,416 |
| 2015 | 8 | 9,374 |
| 2016 | 7 | 10,482 |
| 2017 | 7 | 10,523 |
| 2020 | 6 | 11,675 |
| 2023 | 7 | 10,551 |
| 2024 | 5 | 13,776 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3 | 3,848 |
| 1999 | 4 | 3,225 |
| 2001 | 4 | 3,262 |
| 2002 | 5 | 2,868 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3,594 |
| 2008 | 6 | 3,397 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4,564 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4,688 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4,764 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5,742 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6 | 2,941 |
| 2011 | 10 | 2,039 |
| 2012 | 11 | 1,962 |
| 2013 | 7 | 2,660 |
| 2014 | 11 | 1,935 |
| 2015 | 10 | 2,150 |
| 2016 | 13 | 1,804 |
| 2017 | 7 | 2,734 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3,412 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4,702 |
| 2020 | 9 | 2,228 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2,320 |
| 2023 | 7 | 2,813 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2,671 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2,952 |

## People named Raman

- Raman Pietrushenka, Belarusian canoeist (1980)
- Raman Bandarenka, Belarusian artist killed during protests in Belarus (2020) by supporters of Alexander Luka
- Raman Yaliotnau, Belarusian biathlete
- Raman Hrabarenka, Belarusian ice hockey player
- Raman Sundrum, American physicist
- Raman Vasilyuk, Belarusian association football player
- Raman Subba Row, English Test and County cricketer (1932–2024)
- Raman Kirenkin, Belarusian footballer (born 1981)
- Roman Protasevich, Belarusian journalist and opposition activist
- Roman Begunov, Belarusian footballer
- Roman Volkov, Belarusian footballer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.