boy's name
Ramsay
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 883
Scotland
#382
2024 births
Ramsay is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2017, when 25 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1922.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Ramsay over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 11 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 12 |
| 1950s | 11 |
| 1960s | 16 |
| 1970s | 11 |
| 1980s | 60 |
| 1990s | 61 |
| 2000s | 75 |
| 2010s | 122 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 79 |
How popular is Ramsay?
In 2025, Ramsay was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Ramsay is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ramsay
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ramsay also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ramsay over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ramsay
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ramsay — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ramsay
How popular is the name Ramsay?
In 2025, Ramsay was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Ramsay a girl's or a boy's name?
Ramsay is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Ramsay?
Ramsay has 2 syllables.
When was Ramsay most popular?
Ramsay peaked in 2017, when 25 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ramsay a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ramsay currently ranks #382 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.