Is Ransom a boy or girl name?
Ransom is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 101 boys were named Ransom, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 4,771 US babies named Ransom were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,668
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ransom since 1880
- 4,771
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 111 babies
Boys and girls named Ransom, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 115 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 114 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 100 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 376 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 423 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 312 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 312 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 274 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 200 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 147 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 217 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 310 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 455 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 885 | 10 | 1.1% |
| 2020s | 521 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 101 | #1,668 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 105 | #1,645 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 111 | #1,594 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 102 | #1,642 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 102 | #1,597 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 74 | #1,993 | 5 | #17,429 |
| 2018 | 78 | #1,914 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 100 | #1,609 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 110 | #1,530 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 103 | #1,576 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 93 | #1,664 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 96 | #1,609 | 5 | #18,687 |
| 2012 | 78 | #1,875 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 70 | #1,983 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 83 | #1,791 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 67 | #2,067 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 55 | #2,370 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 60 | #2,231 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 56 | #2,274 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 51 | #2,321 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 35 | #2,940 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,253 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 31 | #3,000 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 28 | #3,209 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 43 | #2,285 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 35 | #2,544 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 42 | #2,188 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 46 | #1,989 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 26 | #2,892 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 39 | #2,130 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,922 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 27 | #2,680 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,980 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 24 | #2,806 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,851 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,672 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 22 | #2,665 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 28 | #2,161 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,586 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 30 | #1,956 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 25 | #2,144 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,766 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,249 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,318 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,211 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,539 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,893 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,758 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,484 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,197 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,909 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,979 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,545 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 23 | #1,900 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,234 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 17 | #2,113 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 19 | #1,885 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 27 | #1,497 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 14 | #2,194 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 17 | #1,977 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 16 | #2,095 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 25 | #1,622 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 21 | #1,794 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 24 | #1,677 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 20 | #1,848 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 24 | #1,658 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 15 | #2,153 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 27 | #1,538 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 36 | #1,295 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 28 | #1,478 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 26 | #1,520 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 28 | #1,450 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 32 | #1,342 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 29 | #1,398 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 29 | #1,359 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 34 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 29 | #1,375 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 30 | #1,356 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 31 | #1,275 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 24 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 21 | #1,515 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 36 | #1,152 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 40 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 37 | #1,086 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 30 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 31 | #1,189 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 24 | #1,394 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 34 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 37 | #1,066 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 25 | #1,388 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 24 | #1,420 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 39 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 23 | #1,501 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 27 | #1,355 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 48 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 44 | #1,042 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 40 | #1,119 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 38 | #1,174 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 43 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 36 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 45 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 44 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 41 | #1,118 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 49 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 43 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 49 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 45 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 46 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 45 | #961 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 61 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 40 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 32 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 30 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 13 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 15 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 16 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 15 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,310 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 10 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 8 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 9 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 14 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 10 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 12 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #1,030 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 8 | #872 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 7 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 14 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 13 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 13 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 12 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 14 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 11 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 16 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 13 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 10 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 14 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 13 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 12 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 12 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 9 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 16 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 11 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ransom reached #464 in 1882. As a girl name, it reached #17,429 in 2019. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.