Ransom
Ransom was the 1695th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 97 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 464th; the most babies were born in 2022 (111). Over the last ten years it has moved down 119 places. More babies were named Ransom in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,695 boys, down 97 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 97boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022111 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,869babies recorded
Ransom popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 10 since 2013.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,695 | 97 |
| 2020 | #1,598 | 102 |
| 2010 | #1,791 | 83 |
| 2000 | #2,286 | 43 |
| 1990 | #2,851 | 23 |
| 1980 | #3,211 | 14 |
| 1970 | #3,234 | 10 |
| 1960 | #1,848 | 20 |
| 1950 | #1,358 | 29 |
| 1940 | #1,247 | 30 |
| 1930 | #988 | 48 |
| 1920 | #1,085 | 43 |
| 1910 | #813 | 15 |
| 1900 | #775 | 12 |
| 1890 | #480 | 16 |
| 1880 | #1,032 | 5 |
How popular is Ransom, counting every spelling?
Ransom has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Ransom?
97 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ransom (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ransom 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 86 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ransom.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ransom?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Ransom are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 9 and 40. That makes Ransom 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.
Ransom by state
How common Ransom was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Tennessee (3.0×). In 39 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 Ransom: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ransom, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ransom
How popular is the name Ransom?
Ransom was the 1695th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 97 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 464th; the most babies were born in 2022 (111). Over the last ten years it has moved down 119 places. More babies were named Ransom in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ransom a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ransom in the US.
Where is Ransom most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ransom was most common in Tennessee (0.18 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and South Carolina.