Ramy is a distinctive choice, ranked #2269 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ramy in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2269
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About the Name Ramy
Ramy has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 136 places in five years. It was most popular in 2023 at #1701 โ parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2000.
Ramy is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ramy in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Ramy
Ramy Imam โ Ramy Imam, also known as Rami Imam, is an Egyptian director, and producer.
Ramy โ Ramy is a masculine given name which may refer to: Ramy Akiki, Lebanese basketball player Ramy Ashour, Egyptian retired squash player Ramy Ayach, Lebanese singer Ramy Bensebaini, Algerian footballer Ramy Ditzanny, Israeli poet Ramy Essam, Egyptian musicianโฆ
Ramy Bensebaini โ Amir Selmane Rami Bensebaini is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Algeria national team.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ramy
Unlikely. With around 10 UK babies named Ramy per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ramy in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ramy is declining: down 546 places since 2020, to #2,269 in 2025. It peaked at #1,701 in 2023.
Ramy 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 Ramy include: Ramy Imam, Ramy and Ramy Bensebaini. Short summaries for each appear below.
Ramy does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Ramys in the wild.
10
UK babies named Ramy (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 546 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ramy
Almost certainly the only Ramy in the class
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UK Popularity (2000–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ramy
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ramy is a masculine given name which may refer to: Ramy Akiki, Lebanese basketball player Ramy Ashour, Egyptian retired squash player Ramy Ayach, Lebanese singer Ramy Bensebaini, Algerian footballer Ramy Ditzanny, Israeli poet Ramy Essam, Egyptian musician Ramy Imam, Egyptian director, actor and producer Ramy Rabia, Egyptian footballer Ramy Rabie, Egyptian former footballer Ramy Romany, Egyptologist and documentary maker Ramy Youssef, American stand-up comedian, actor and writer Big Ramy, Egyptian bodybuilder and Mr.
Amir Selmane Rami Bensebaini is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Algeria national team.