Ramsey
Ramsey was the 1970th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 78 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 849th; the most babies were born in 2017 (152). Over the last ten years it has moved down 625 places. More babies were named Ramsey in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,970 boys, down 559 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 78boys
- Girls and boys
- 45% girls, 55% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2017152 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,861babies recorded
Ramsey popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,377 | #1,970 | 76 | 78 |
| 2020 | #2,000 | #1,411 | 94 | 123 |
| 2010 | #3,401 | #1,623 | 48 | 97 |
| 2000 | #4,265 | #1,227 | 29 | 110 |
| 1990 | #4,820 | #1,081 | 20 | 98 |
| 1980 | #7,936 | #849 | 8 | 109 |
| 1970 | #7,751 | #1,152 | 6 | 52 |
| 1960 | — | #1,571 | — | 27 |
| 1950 | — | #2,008 | — | 15 |
| 1940 | — | #1,877 | — | 15 |
| 1930 | — | #3,522 | — | 7 |
| 1920 | — | #2,922 | — | 10 |
| 1910 | — | #1,791 | — | 5 |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Ramsey, counting every spelling?
Ramsey is the most common spelling of a name family that had 85 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 85 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsey | 78 | #1,970 | 524 |
| Ramsay | 7 | #10,436 | 50 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ramsey?
78 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ramsey (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ramsey born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 108 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ramsey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ramsey?
About 5,900 people born in the US named Ramsey are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 13 and 42. That makes Ramsey mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ramsey by state
How common Ramsey was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 37 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ramsey: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ramsey, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ramsey
How popular is the name Ramsey?
Ramsey was the 1970th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 78 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 849th; the most babies were born in 2017 (152). Over the last ten years it has moved down 625 places. More babies were named Ramsey in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ramsey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 45% girls, 55% boys given the name Ramsey in the US.
Where is Ramsey most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ramsey was most common in Texas (0.09 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and California.