boy's name
Ransom
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,885
Ransom is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 97 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 111 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 34,180 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Ransom over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 115 |
| 1890s | 114 |
| 1900s | 100 |
| 1910s | 376 |
| 1920s | 423 |
| 1930s | 312 |
| 1940s | 312 |
| 1950s | 274 |
| 1960s | 200 |
| 1970s | 147 |
| 1980s | 217 |
| 1990s | 310 |
| 2000s | 455 |
| 2010s | 895 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 619 |
How popular is Ransom?
In 2025, Ransom was given to 97 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Ransom 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 Ransom
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ransom also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ransom over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ransom
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ransom — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ransom
How popular is the name Ransom?
In 2025, Ransom was given to 97 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ransom a girl's or a boy's name?
Ransom is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Ransom?
Ransom has 2 syllables.
When was Ransom most popular?
Ransom peaked in 2022, when 111 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ransom a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ransom currently ranks #1,694 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.