The baby name Ramashraya is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced RAH-mah-shrah-yah (IAST: Rāmaśraya; approx. IPA: /rɑːməʃrɑːjə/).
Ramashraya is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Ramashraya is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced RAH-mah-shrah-yah (IAST: Rāmaśraya; approx. IPA: /rɑːməʃrɑːjə/).
Ramashraya is Sanskrit in Origin.
Ramashraya is a masculine given name from Sanskrit, formed from Rama (the revered hero-god of the Ramayana) and ashraya “refuge, shelter, support.” As a tatpurusha compound it can be read as “one who takes refuge in Rama,” “protected by Rama,” or “the refuge of Rama,” conveying steadfast devotion and divine protection; not to be confused with Rāmāśraya (“abode of Lakshmi”), a near-homophone distinguished in Sanskrit by a long vowel.
The name appears in North Indian Vaishnava naming traditions and is well attested in Hindi-, Maithili-, and Bhojpuri-speaking regions; it persists into modern times in forms borne by scholars and artists (e.g., Ramashraya Jha). Common variants and spellings include Ramashray, Ramasray, Ramaashraya, and the transliterated IAST form Rāmaśraya; Bengali usage often favors Ramasray. Related names with a similar devotional sense are Ramdas/Ramadasa (“servant of Rama”) and Ramachandra. Nicknames may shorten to Ram or Shray.
Ramashraya is vanishingly rare. We count just 11 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 5 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
Ramashraya is popular in 5 countries — most recent births per country:
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