Is Ramsey a boy or girl name?
Ramsey is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 70 girls and 94 boys were named Ramsey, so 42.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 25.1% of the 8,707 US babies named Ramsey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,757
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,544
- Babies named Ramsey since 1894
- 8,707
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 265 babies
Boys and girls named Ramsey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 84 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 122 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 101 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 127 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 205 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 319 | 5 | 1.5% |
| 1970s | 639 | 64 | 9.1% |
| 1980s | 978 | 145 | 12.9% |
| 1990s | 1,077 | 276 | 20.4% |
| 2000s | 1,080 | 454 | 29.6% |
| 2010s | 1,216 | 796 | 39.6% |
| 2020s | 569 | 443 | 43.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 94 | #1,757 | 70 | #2,544 |
| 2023 | 97 | #1,721 | 92 | #2,100 |
| 2022 | 121 | #1,501 | 67 | #2,627 |
| 2021 | 134 | #1,376 | 120 | #1,726 |
| 2020 | 123 | #1,410 | 94 | #2,000 |
| 2019 | 139 | #1,319 | 109 | #1,859 |
| 2018 | 128 | #1,383 | 114 | #1,795 |
| 2017 | 152 | #1,211 | 111 | #1,851 |
| 2016 | 150 | #1,244 | 115 | #1,809 |
| 2015 | 131 | #1,345 | 83 | #2,274 |
| 2014 | 94 | #1,651 | 60 | #2,882 |
| 2013 | 119 | #1,409 | 49 | #3,304 |
| 2012 | 101 | #1,572 | 55 | #3,082 |
| 2011 | 105 | #1,521 | 52 | #3,214 |
| 2010 | 97 | #1,622 | 48 | #3,401 |
| 2009 | 98 | #1,625 | 41 | #3,854 |
| 2008 | 113 | #1,461 | 45 | #3,635 |
| 2007 | 106 | #1,504 | 44 | #3,708 |
| 2006 | 114 | #1,400 | 46 | #3,493 |
| 2005 | 123 | #1,270 | 75 | #2,375 |
| 2004 | 102 | #1,403 | 53 | #2,990 |
| 2003 | 117 | #1,246 | 39 | #3,643 |
| 2002 | 109 | #1,252 | 38 | #3,580 |
| 2001 | 88 | #1,422 | 44 | #3,186 |
| 2000 | 110 | #1,227 | 29 | #4,265 |
| 1999 | 86 | #1,381 | 29 | #4,056 |
| 1998 | 118 | #1,095 | 42 | #3,058 |
| 1997 | 134 | #977 | 48 | #2,651 |
| 1996 | 87 | #1,274 | 27 | #4,025 |
| 1995 | 126 | #993 | 19 | #5,172 |
| 1994 | 112 | #1,058 | 28 | #3,870 |
| 1993 | 88 | #1,202 | 29 | #3,753 |
| 1992 | 99 | #1,109 | 17 | #5,659 |
| 1991 | 129 | #935 | 17 | #5,596 |
| 1990 | 98 | #1,081 | 20 | #4,820 |
| 1989 | 94 | #1,089 | 14 | #6,069 |
| 1988 | 78 | #1,140 | 14 | #5,817 |
| 1987 | 112 | #888 | 11 | #6,659 |
| 1986 | 91 | #964 | 25 | #3,525 |
| 1985 | 96 | #933 | 19 | #4,239 |
| 1984 | 104 | #865 | 19 | #4,125 |
| 1983 | 91 | #928 | 8 | #7,844 |
| 1982 | 96 | #916 | 13 | #5,453 |
| 1981 | 107 | #856 | 14 | #5,171 |
| 1980 | 109 | #849 | 8 | #7,936 |
| 1979 | 100 | #874 | 8 | #7,834 |
| 1978 | 70 | #1,048 | 10 | #6,271 |
| 1977 | 83 | #936 | 14 | #4,857 |
| 1976 | 61 | #1,082 | 6 | #8,920 |
| 1975 | 56 | #1,135 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 69 | #992 | 8 | #6,699 |
| 1973 | 58 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 46 | #1,224 | 6 | #7,979 |
| 1971 | 44 | #1,270 | 6 | #8,061 |
| 1970 | 52 | #1,153 | 6 | #7,752 |
| 1969 | 41 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 52 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 36 | #1,271 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 40 | #1,189 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 27 | #1,507 | 5 | #7,273 |
| 1964 | 36 | #1,325 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 27 | #1,538 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 13 | #2,340 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 20 | #1,861 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 27 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 21 | #1,791 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 25 | #1,582 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 20 | #1,826 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 23 | #1,672 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 17 | #1,958 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 16 | #2,029 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 24 | #1,579 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 22 | #1,652 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 22 | #1,636 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 15 | #2,008 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 16 | #1,924 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 13 | #2,194 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 17 | #1,898 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 17 | #1,799 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,939 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,813 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 13 | #2,161 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 12 | #2,236 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,612 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 15 | #1,878 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 16 | #1,777 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,292 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,629 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,415 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,501 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,591 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 14 | #1,981 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,290 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,671 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,522 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,721 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 9 | #3,021 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 12 | #2,494 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,532 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,297 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 15 | #2,202 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 16 | #2,102 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,455 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,761 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,921 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,675 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 12 | #2,506 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 14 | #2,169 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 13 | #2,237 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 11 | #2,423 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,596 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,452 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,222 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,791 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 7 | #933 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ramsey reached #849 in 1980. As a girl name, it reached #1,726 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ramsey
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.