Ransom

M F

Ransom is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 4,771 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 4,761 as boys and 10 as girls. Ransom gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 2022 and remains popular today. It is the #4,289 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

Fewer
More

View the full meaning and origin of Ransom.

Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 101
2023 105
2022 111
2021 102
2020 102
2019 79
2018 78
2017 100
2016 110
2015 103
2014 93
2013 101
2012 78
2011 70
2010 83
2009 67
2008 55
2007 60
2006 56
2005 51
2004 35
2003 29
2002 31
2001 28
2000 43
1999 35
1998 42
1997 46
1996 26
1995 39
1994 25
1993 27
1992 23
1991 24
1990 23
1989 24
1988 22
1987 28
1986 21
1985 30
1984 25
1983 17
1982 14
1981 22
1980 14
1979 19
1978 15
1977 16
1976 18
1975 12
1974 13
1973 12
1972 9
1971 23
1970 10
1969 17
1968 19
1967 27
1966 14
1965 17
1964 16
1963 25
1962 21
1961 24
1960 20
1959 24
1958 15
1957 27
1956 36
1955 28
1954 26
1953 28
1952 32
1951 29
1950 29
1949 34
1948 29
1947 30
1946 31
1945 24
1944 21
1943 36
1942 40
1941 37
1940 30
1939 31
1938 24
1937 34
1936 37
1935 25
1934 24
1933 39
1932 23
1931 27
1930 48
1929 44
1928 40
1927 38
1926 43
1925 36
1924 45
1923 44
1922 41
1921 49
1920 43
1919 49
1918 45
1917 46
1916 45
1915 61
1914 40
1913 32
1912 30
1911 13
1910 15
1909 16
1908 15
1907 6
1906 10
1905 8
1904 9
1902 14
1901 10
1900 12
1899 6
1898 8
1897 7
1896 14
1895 13
1894 13
1893 12
1892 14
1891 11
1890 16
1889 13
1888 10
1887 14
1886 13
1885 12
1884 12
1883 9
1882 16
1881 11
1880 5