Rama

Where Rama comes from

Borrowed from Sanskrit राम (rāma). * (Oumuamua): The nickname derives from the similarity of Oumuamua to the fictional object "Rama" in the story Rendezvous with Rama, where that fictional object is named for the god.
— Wiktionary's entry for Rama
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1897
    Debut at its peak, #1,555
    #1,555 among girls with 5 babies — the first year it was published, and still its best.
  2. 1898
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  3. 2025
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.