The baby name Ramavtar is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˌrɑːməvˈtɑːr/ (RAHM-uhv-tar).
The baby name Ramavtar is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˌrɑːməvˈtɑːr/ (RAHM-uhv-tar).
Ramavtar is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Ramavtar is a masculine Hindu name from Sanskrit Rāmāvatāra (Devanagari: रामावतार), formed from Rāma + avatāra "descent, incarnation." It signifies "incarnation of Rama," the prince-hero regarded as the seventh avatar of Vishnu, and is chosen to evoke ideals of righteousness, courage, and compassionate leadership associated with the Ramayana.
The name has long currency across North India, especially in Hindi- and Bhojpuri-speaking regions, and spread widely through Bhakti-era devotion to Rama and works like Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas. Migration carried it to Nepal and the Indo-Caribbean and Pacific, where phonetic shifts produced surname and given-name forms such as Ramotar and Ramautar. Common variants include Ramavatar, Ram Avtar, Ram Autar, Ramawtar, Rama Avtar, and the scholarly IAST form Rāmāvatāra; Punjabi spellings often use Avtar/Autar. Short forms Ram and Avtar appear in everyday use.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #420 | 5 | 15,987 |
| BH | 0 | #541 | 13 | 17,937 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #650 | 5 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #680 | 28 | 18,093 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #751 | 19 | 18,755 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #773 | 233 | 16,750 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #849 | 33 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,020 | 73 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,561 | 54 | 28,008 |
Ramavtar is popular in 12 countries — most recent births per country:
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