Rambo
About Rambo
Superhero names are fit for humans today, and there's no reason Rambo can't take his place among a generation of babies named Loki, Odin, and Atlas.
In the eponymous movie, Rambo is the character's surname, reportedly taken from the Rambo apple, named for Swedish immigrant to the US and farmer Peter Gunnarsson Rambo, who adopted the surname Rambo whih may mean "raven's nest".
Various reports say Rambo is rooted in the German, Scandinavian, French, or Slavic languages. Rambo is a homonym of Rimbaud, the name of the French poet with a very different vibe.
As of October 2026, Rambo ranked #11687 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2798 in 1985.
Editor's take: The name Rambo is a boy's name.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Rambo on lists
Famous Rambos
- Antonije "Rambo" Amadeus
Yugoslavian singer
Rambo in pop culture
- John Rambo
the aggressive protagonist (played by Sylvester Stallone) in the film "First Blood" (1982) and various sequels