Girl’s name · African, Arabic

Ramata

How to say it: rah-mah-TAH · /ʁa.ma.ˈta/

West African form of Arabic Rahma, 'mercy' - widely used in Senegal, Mali and Guinea.

Ramata was the 12,834th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 6 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 8% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #13,233 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#12,834for girls in 2025
1 in 552,557US babies
6born in 2025
#13,233projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Ramata
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#12,834
Babies born in 20256
Share of births1 in 552,557
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−8%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#13,233
In France, 2025#701 among girls’ names, 45 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Ramata is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 5 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Rama
  • Mata

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Ramata is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.

In France: #701 for girls in 2025.

Famous people named Ramata

  • Ramata Ly-Bakayoko (born 1955)Ivorian academic, pediatric dentistry professor, and government official

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