Ramiz
A masculine name of Arabic origin meaning "messenger" or "bearer of good news".
Name Census estimates that about 229 living Americans carry the first name Ramiz. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Ramiz today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ramiz births was 2009 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ramiz. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Ramiz with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
229
~ 1 in 1,496,744 Americans
Peak year
2009
15 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2023 SSA rank
#13,693
Tracked since 1986
Census
Ramiz in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 826 people with the first name Ramiz, which placed it at #14,291 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#14,291
National first-name rank
People counted
826
826 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
78.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ramiz
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ramiz is White at 78.9%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (14.8%) and Black (2.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ramiz described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Ramiz at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White78.9% · 652
- Asian and Pacific Islander14.8% · 122
- Black or African American2.7% · 22
- Two or more races2.4% · 20
- Hispanic or Latino1.2% · 10
Popularity
Ramiz: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ramiz from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 95 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ramiz by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ramiz during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Ramiz
The name Ramiz has its origins in the Arabic language and culture. It is derived from the Arabic word "ramiz," which means "symbol" or "sign." The name is believed to have been in use since the medieval period, around the 7th to 13th centuries.
Ramiz is a masculine name that was initially popular in regions with significant Arab or Islamic influence, such as the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of Central and South Asia. The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in historical records and documents from these regions.
One of the earliest known references to the name Ramiz can be found in the famous Persian epic poem, the Shahnameh, written by the legendary poet Ferdowsi in the late 10th century. In the poem, there is a character named Ramiz who is described as a wise and learned man.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Ramiz. One of the most famous was Ramiz bin Ahmad al-Baghdadi (1048-1134), a renowned Arab philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer from Baghdad. He made significant contributions to the fields of optics, mechanics, and the study of celestial bodies.
Another notable figure was Ramiz ibn Shaddad al-Andalusi (1076-1147), a renowned Arab poet and literary scholar from Andalusia (modern-day Spain). He was celebrated for his mastery of Arabic poetry and his contributions to the study of Arabic literature.
In the 13th century, there was Ramiz al-Din Yusuf Ibn al-Mutrân (1205-1285), a prominent Syrian scholar and physician who wrote several influential works on medicine and philosophy.
During the Ottoman Empire, Ramiz Pasha (1817-1876) was a prominent Ottoman statesman and diplomat who served as the Grand Vizier (prime minister) of the empire from 1873 to 1876.
In more recent times, Ramiz Raja (1963-present) is a Pakistani cricket commentator and former cricketer who played for the national team in the 1980s and 1990s.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who have borne the name Ramiz, which has its roots in the Arabic language and culture, and has been associated with wisdom, learning, and scholarship.
People
Ramiz + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ramiz as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ramiz: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ramiz?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 229 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ramiz going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,496,744 US residents.
Is Ramiz a common name?
We classify Ramiz as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 232 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ramiz most popular?
The single biggest year for Ramiz was 2009, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ramiz is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ramiz in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 826 people with the name Ramiz, or 0.27 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,291 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Ramiz in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Ramiz?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ramiz appears almost entirely male. Of the 827 people counted with this name, 99.6% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Ramiz?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ramiz is White at 78.9%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (14.8%) and Black (2.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Ramiz most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Ramiz in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.9% (652 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ramiz in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ramiz a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ramiz in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ramiz still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ramiz in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ramiz can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Ramiz?
Want to know how many people share the name Ramiz? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.