Ram is a distinctive choice, ranked #1517 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ram in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1517
About the Name Ram
Ram is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 2331 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1263 in 1998 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ram is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ram
Unlikely. With around 17 UK babies named Ram per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ram in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ram is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 2331 places over the last five years to #1517 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Ram is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Ram include: Ram Nath Kovind — Ram Nath Kovind is an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the president of India from 2017 to 2022.; Ram Deo Ram — Ram Deo Ram is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.; Ram Chandra Paudel — Ram Chandra Paudel is a Nepalese politician who is serving as the third president of Nepal since 2023..
Ram does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Rams in the wild.
17
UK babies named Ram (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 2331 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ram
Likely around 1 other Ram in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ram
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ram Nath Kovind is an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the president of India from 2017 to 2022. He is the first person from Uttar Pradesh as well as the first member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to become the president of India.
Ram Deo Ram is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Ram was a first term member of the Lok Sabha in 1991 from the Palamu constituency in Palamau, Jharkhand.
Ram Chandra Paudel is a Nepalese politician who is serving as the third president of Nepal since 2023. A former senior leader of the Nepali Congress, Paudel previously served as the speaker of the House of Representatives from 1994 to 1999, and was the deputy prime minister and Minister for Home Affairs from 1999 to 2002.
Jagjivan Ram, popularly known as Babuji, was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as a minister with various portfolios for over 30 years, making him the longest-serving Union Cabinet minister in Indian history. He also served as the Deputy Prime Minister of India from January to July 1979.
Varun Ram Ramasamy is an American basketball player who played for the Maryland Terrapins. He was one of the few players in the NCAA of Indian descent.
Sri Kaibalyanath (Bengali: শ্রী কৈবল্যনাথ), was a Bengali Spiritual guru during 19th-century. He was born as Ram Chandra Dev (Bengali: রাম চন্দ্র দেব) in Dingamanik, Faridpur (now in Bangladesh), then part of British India.