Ransom
1 country#1688 in United States, 2025US
#1688
in United States, 2025
Total births recorded
4,869
Peak year (United States)
2022
Peak-year count
111
First recorded
1880
Popularity over time in United States
Ransom’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
United States
4,869 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1688 · peaked in 2022 with 111 births
Most common in: Texas, North Carolina, California, Tennessee, South Carolina
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Ransom’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #2248 | — |
| 2007 | #2213 | ↑35 |
| 2008 | #2345 | ↓132 |
| 2009 | #2050 | ↑295 |
| 2010 | #1778 | ↑272 |
| 2011 | #1968 | ↓190 |
| 2012 | #1863 | ↑105 |
| 2013 | #1605 | ↑258 |
| 2014 | #1657 | ↓52 |
| 2015 | #1567 | ↑90 |
| 2016 | #1522 | ↑45 |
| 2017 | #1605 | ↓83 |
| 2018 | #1901 | ↓296 |
| 2019 | #1974 | ↓73 |
| 2020 | #1592 | ↑382 |
| 2021 | #1635 | ↓43 |
| 2022 | #1589 | ↑46 |
| 2023 | #1640 | ↓51 |
| 2024 | #1650 | ↓10 |
| 2025 | #1688 | ↓38 |
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