Meaning of the nameRamon

Ramon is a masculine name, the Catalan form of Raymond, from the Germanic Raginmund, formed from regin, 'counsel', and munt, 'protection'.

Meaning

“counsel and protection (Germanic elements of Raymond)”

Source: Behind the Name: Ramon · Behind the Name: Raymond

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People (2022): 63,508
Rank in Brazil: #486
Median age: 26 years
2010 Census: 62,807; people

Ramon in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ramon, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (22,575 people).

347 women 63,161 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Ramon is most common

States with the highest share of people named Ramon in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Espírito Santo 0.063%
Bahia 0.056%
Amapá 0.054%
Minas Gerais 0.050%
Roraima 0.049%

All states

State	People	% of population
Minas Gerais	10,282	0.050%
São Paulo	9,239	0.021%
Bahia	7,850	0.056%
Rio de Janeiro	7,116	0.044%
Pará	2,803	0.035%
Santa Catarina	2,699	0.036%
Espírito Santo	2,408	0.063%
Ceará	2,239	0.026%
Paraná	2,092	0.018%
Rio Grande do Sul	2,071	0.019%
Pernambuco	1,789	0.020%
Maranhão	1,772	0.026%
Goiás	1,531	0.022%
Paraíba	1,389	0.035%
Amazonas	1,374	0.035%
Piauí	1,034	0.032%
Rio Grande do Norte	938	0.028%
Distrito Federal	900	0.032%
Alagoas	768	0.025%
Sergipe	723	0.033%
Mato Grosso do Sul	590	0.021%
Mato Grosso	412	0.011%
Amapá	398	0.054%
Tocantins	314	0.021%
Roraima	312	0.049%
Rondônia	248	0.016%
Acre	217	0.026%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Ramon

Behind the Name lists Ramon as the Catalan form of Raymond, which comes from the Germanic name Raginmund, formed from the elements regin, 'counsel, decision', and munt, 'protection'. Wiktionary, in the Spanish entry Ramón, gives the same origin, through Old French Raimunt and Frankish *Raginmund. Raimundo is the Portuguese form of the same name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 63,508 people named Ramon, with a median age of 26; the peak was among those born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.

Sources

Behind the Name: Ramon · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Raymond · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Ramón · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Ramon

What does the name Ramon mean?

Ramon means “counsel and protection (Germanic elements of Raymond)”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Ramon in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 63,508 people with the first name Ramon, which ranks it number 486 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Ramon a boy's or a girl's name?

Ramon is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 347 women and 63,161 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Ramon?

Ramon is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Ramon most common?

Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.063% of the state's population is named Ramon (2,408 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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