Ransom Boy
How popular is Ransom?
#1,688 boy name in 2025
97 baby boys were named Ransom in the US in 2025, making it the 1688th most popular boy name.
3,153living people named Ransom (est.)
18median age of people named Ransom
4,869babies named Ransom since 1880
1 in 34,179US babies born in 2025
Ransom popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,688 for boys (▼ 38 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 97 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-6% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,567 in 2015, #1,592 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (111 boys) |
| Highest rank | #453 in 1882 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Ransom is most popular
Babies named Ransom per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Tennessee: 0.2 per 1,000 (32 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (63 boys)
- South Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Virginia: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Michigan: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 boys)
Ransom by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 115 | #453 |
| 1890s | 114 | #458 |
| 1900s | 100 | #582 |
| 1910s | 376 | #767 |
| 1920s | 423 | #1,002 |
| 1930s | 312 | #976 |
| 1940s | 312 | #1,066 |
| 1950s | 274 | #1,284 |
| 1960s | 200 | #1,475 |
| 1970s | 147 | #1,861 |
| 1980s | 217 | #1,915 |
| 1990s | 310 | #1,961 |
| 2000s | 455 | #2,049 |
| 2010s | 885 | #1,522 |
| 2020s | 619 | #1,589 |
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Questions
- Is Ransom a boy or girl name?
- Ransom is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Ransom were boys.
- How popular is the name Ransom?
- 97 baby boys were named Ransom in the US in 2025, making it the 1688th most popular boy name.
- When was Ransom most popular?
- Ransom peaked in 2022, when 111 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #453 in 1882.
- How many people are named Ransom?
- 4,869 babies have been named Ransom in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,153 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Ransom most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ransom was most common in Tennessee, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.