Ransom

Given to 4,869 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +23% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#1688
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
97
boys 97
Peak year
1890
16 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
4,869
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ransom was most popular in 1890, when 16 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.14 per 1,000). In 2025, 97 babies were named Ransom, ranking #1688 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 23%.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1890 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ransom was most popular in 1890, when 16 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.14 per 1,000). In 2025, 97 babies were named Ransom, ranking #1688 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 23%.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000Peak 1890

Ransom was most popular in 1890, when 16 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.14 per 1,000). In 2025, 97 babies were named Ransom, ranking #1688 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 23%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 97 1688
2024 <5 — 102 1650
2023 <5 — 105 1640
2022 <5 — 111 1589
2021 <5 — 102 1635
2020 <5 — 102 1592
2019 5 15539 74 1974
2018 <5 — 78 1901
2017 <5 — 100 1605
2016 <5 — 110 1522
2015 <5 — 103 1567
2014 <5 — 93 1657
2013 5 16547 96 1605
2012 <5 — 78 1863
2011 <5 — 70 1968
2010 <5 — 83 1778
2009 <5 — 67 2050
2008 <5 — 55 2345
2007 <5 — 60 2213
2006 <5 — 56 2248
2005 <5 — 51 2297
2004 <5 — 35 2887
2003 <5 — 29 3186
2002 <5 — 31 2943
2001 <5 — 28 3143
2000 <5 — 43 2256
1999 <5 — 35 2510
1998 <5 — 42 2157
1997 <5 — 46 1964
1996 <5 — 26 2838
1995 <5 — 39 2102
1994 <5 — 25 2847
1993 <5 — 27 2641
1992 <5 — 23 2909
1991 <5 — 24 2753
1990 <5 — 23 2780
1989 <5 — 24 2615
1988 <5 — 22 2599
1987 <5 — 28 2115
1986 <5 — 21 2510
1985 <5 — 30 1916
1984 <5 — 25 2098
1983 <5 — 17 2676
1982 <5 — 14 3108
1981 <5 — 22 2270
1980 <5 — 14 3098
1979 <5 — 19 2465
1978 <5 — 15 2799
1977 <5 — 16 2665
1976 <5 — 18 2417
1975 <5 — 12 3078
1974 <5 — 13 2799
1973 <5 — 12 2857
1972 <5 — 9 3344
1971 <5 — 23 1862
1970 <5 — 10 3071
1969 <5 — 17 2046
1968 <5 — 19 1836
1967 <5 — 27 1476
1966 <5 — 14 2132
1965 <5 — 17 1918
1964 <5 — 16 2040
1963 <5 — 25 1585
1962 <5 — 21 1757
1961 <5 — 24 1635
1960 <5 — 20 1812
1959 <5 — 24 1620
1958 <5 — 15 2093
1957 <5 — 27 1511
1956 <5 — 36 1285
1955 <5 — 28 1458
1954 <5 — 26 1496
1953 <5 — 28 1427
1952 <5 — 32 1323
1951 <5 — 29 1373
1950 <5 — 29 1340
1949 <5 — 34 1227
1948 <5 — 29 1346
1947 <5 — 30 1336
1946 <5 — 31 1257
1945 <5 — 24 1349
1944 <5 — 21 1483
1943 <5 — 36 1140
1942 <5 — 40 1074
1941 <5 — 37 1066
1940 <5 — 30 1227
1939 <5 — 31 1168
1938 <5 — 24 1364
1937 <5 — 34 1119
1936 <5 — 37 1051
1935 <5 — 25 1354
1934 <5 — 24 1386
1933 <5 — 39 1028
1932 <5 — 23 1465
1931 <5 — 27 1333
1930 <5 — 48 976
1929 <5 — 44 1026
1928 <5 — 40 1111
1927 <5 — 38 1163
1926 <5 — 43 1064
1925 <5 — 36 1184
1924 <5 — 45 1058
1923 <5 — 44 1076
1922 <5 — 41 1107
1921 <5 — 49 1002
1920 <5 — 43 1073
1919 <5 — 49 959
1918 <5 — 45 996
1917 <5 — 46 946
1916 <5 — 45 952
1915 <5 — 61 767
1914 <5 — 40 855
1913 <5 — 32 855
1912 <5 — 30 800
1911 <5 — 13 925
1910 <5 — 15 782
1909 <5 — 16 679
1908 <5 — 15 685
1907 <5 — 6 1200
1906 <5 — 10 798
1905 <5 — 8 919
1904 <5 — 9 810
1903 <5 — <5 —
1902 <5 — 14 583
1901 <5 — 10 683
1900 <5 — 12 743
1899 <5 — 6 928
1898 <5 — 8 804
1897 <5 — 7 852
1896 <5 — 14 551
1895 <5 — 13 579
1894 <5 — 13 567
1893 <5 — 12 572
1892 <5 — 14 547
1891 <5 — 11 564
1890 <5 — 16 458
1889 <5 — 13 525
1888 <5 — 10 648
1887 <5 — 14 461
1886 <5 — 13 512
1885 <5 — 12 547
1884 <5 — 12 547
1883 <5 — 9 644
1882 <5 — 16 453
1881 <5 — 11 533
1880 <5 — 5 909

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Where Ransom is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years