Rama
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India. 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.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Rama (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Rama has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2010. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | – | – |
| 1999 | – | – |
| 2000 | – | – |
| 2001 | – | – |
| 2002 | – | – |
| 2003 | – | – |
| 2004 | 2 | – |
| 2005 | 2 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | – |
| 2007 | 2 | – |
| 2008 | 2 | – |
| 2009 | – | – |
| 2010 | 15 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2019 | 5 | – |
| 2020 | – | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | – |
| 2022 | 2 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 21 | 17 |
| 2000 | 22 | 20 |
| 2001 | 24 | 21 |
| 2002 | 27 | 25 |
| 2003 | 31 | 28 |
| 2004 | 35 | 33 |
| 2005 | 38 | 35 |
| 2006 | 44 | 37 |
| 2007 | 49 | 38 |
| 2008 | 58 | 40 |
| 2009 | 59 | 40 |
| 2010 | 80 | 45 |
| 2011 | 89 | 42 |
| 2012 | 119 | 38 |
| 2013 | 163 | 35 |
| 2014 | 248 | 37 |
| 2015 | 357 | 31 |
| 2016 | 543 | 37 |
| 2017 | 655 | 41 |
| 2018 | 711 | 38 |
| 2019 | 740 | 44 |
| 2020 | 750 | 45 |
Rama in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Rama.Hi! My name is Rama.
- Rama har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Rama has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Ramas mamma är lärare.Rama's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Ramas mamma is Rama's mum.
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Questions about Rama
How do you pronounce Rama in Swedish?
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What does the name Rama mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India. 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.
How popular is Rama in Sweden?
2 babies were named Rama in 2022. In 2020, 795 people in Sweden had Rama as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2010 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.