Boy name Sanskrit origin Hindu tradition

Rama

RAH-muh · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Pleasing; charming; the deity Rama
Language
Sanskrit
Culture
Hindu
Religion
Hindu
Style era
classic
Themes
religious · mythological
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#13723
2024 births5
Peak year1974
First appeared1970
Total US births265
1974 peak19701984199720112024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Ram
Alternate spellings
RaamRamah
In other languages
Ram (Hindi)Rama (Sanskrit)Raman (Tamil)

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Notable people named Rama

Lord Rama (Ramayana)
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