Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Ransom

#1,766 most common boys' name of all time · #4,284 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,766
Rank overall
#4,284 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
4,869
Since 2016
986
Peak year
2022 #1,589
Best rank
#468 1882
Girls Boys peak 111/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Ransom is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 97 97 #1,688
2024 — 102 102 #1,651
2023 — 105 105 #1,643
2022 — 111 111 #1,589
2021 — 102 102 #1,637
2020 — 102 102 #1,592
2019 5 74 79 #1,978
2018 — 78 78 #1,903
2017 — 100 100 #1,606
2016 — 110 110 #1,524
2015 — 103 103 #1,570
2014 — 93 93 #1,659
2013 5 96 101 #1,605
2012 — 78 78 #1,866
2011 — 70 70 #1,970
2010 — 83 83 #1,781
2009 — 67 67 #2,053
2008 — 55 55 #2,348
2007 — 60 60 #2,214
2006 — 56 56 #2,252
2005 — 51 51 #2,299
2004 — 35 35 #2,894
2003 — 29 29 #3,195
2002 — 31 31 #2,946
2001 — 28 28 #3,149
2000 — 43 43 #2,259
1999 — 35 35 #2,514
1998 — 42 42 #2,162
1997 — 46 46 #1,964
1996 — 26 26 #2,844
1995 — 39 39 #2,105
1994 — 25 25 #2,856
1993 — 27 27 #2,643
1992 — 23 23 #2,918
1991 — 24 24 #2,757
1990 — 23 23 #2,787
1989 — 24 24 #2,623
1988 — 22 22 #2,607
1987 — 28 28 #2,119
1986 — 21 21 #2,522
1985 — 30 30 #1,921
1984 — 25 25 #2,108
1983 — 17 17 #2,689
1982 — 14 14 #3,123
1981 — 22 22 #2,278
1980 — 14 14 #3,108
1979 — 19 19 #2,479
1978 — 15 15 #2,819
1977 — 16 16 #2,677
1976 — 18 18 #2,429
1975 — 12 12 #3,094
1974 — 13 13 #2,817
1973 — 12 12 #2,876
1972 — 9 9 #3,370
1971 — 23 23 #1,869
1970 — 10 10 #3,093
1969 — 17 17 #2,060
1968 — 19 19 #1,853
1967 — 27 27 #1,478
1966 — 14 14 #2,144
1965 — 17 17 #1,936
1964 — 16 16 #2,052
1963 — 25 25 #1,596
1962 — 21 21 #1,771
1961 — 24 24 #1,646
1960 — 20 20 #1,820
1959 — 24 24 #1,628
1958 — 15 15 #2,110
1957 — 27 27 #1,521
1956 — 36 36 #1,290
1955 — 28 28 #1,462
1954 — 26 26 #1,501
1953 — 28 28 #1,434
1952 — 32 32 #1,330
1951 — 29 29 #1,382
1950 — 29 29 #1,347
1949 — 34 34 #1,234
1948 — 29 29 #1,354
1947 — 30 30 #1,340
1946 — 31 31 #1,265
1945 — 24 24 #1,354
1944 — 21 21 #1,492
1943 — 36 36 #1,147
1942 — 40 40 #1,077
1941 — 37 37 #1,072
1940 — 30 30 #1,236
1939 — 31 31 #1,179
1938 — 24 24 #1,371
1937 — 34 34 #1,127
1936 — 37 37 #1,059
1935 — 25 25 #1,359
1934 — 24 24 #1,392
1933 — 39 39 #1,037
1932 — 23 23 #1,481
1931 — 27 27 #1,343
1930 — 48 48 #984
1929 — 44 44 #1,034
1928 — 40 40 #1,116
1927 — 38 38 #1,166
1926 — 43 43 #1,077
1925 — 36 36 #1,187
1924 — 45 45 #1,060
1923 — 44 44 #1,079
1922 — 41 41 #1,113
1921 — 49 49 #1,008
1920 — 43 43 #1,081
1919 — 49 49 #962
1918 — 45 45 #999
1917 — 46 46 #954
1916 — 45 45 #956
1915 — 61 61 #771
1914 — 40 40 #864
1913 — 32 32 #860
1912 — 30 30 #808
1911 — 13 13 #956
1910 — 15 15 #806
1909 — 16 16 #700
1908 — 15 15 #701
1907 — 6 6 #1,245
1906 — 10 10 #824
1905 — 8 8 #958
1904 — 9 9 #849
1902 — 14 14 #607
1901 — 10 10 #717
1900 — 12 12 #774
1899 — 6 6 #999
1898 — 8 8 #850
1897 — 7 7 #897
1896 — 14 14 #583
1895 — 13 13 #601
1894 — 13 13 #589
1893 — 12 12 #610
1892 — 14 14 #568
1891 — 11 11 #593
1890 — 16 16 #486
1889 — 13 13 #544
1888 — 10 10 #691
1887 — 14 14 #487
1886 — 13 13 #534
1885 — 12 12 #572
1884 — 12 12 #569
1883 — 9 9 #673
1882 — 16 16 #468
1881 — 11 11 #561
1880 — 5 5 #1,032