How Many People Are Named Ransom?
An estimated 3,129 people in the United States have the first name Ransom. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Ransom peaked in popularity in 2022 with 111 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ransom as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ransom paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,129
About 1 in 109,541 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2022
111 births
Total Registered
4,771
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ransom
Ransom is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,771 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Ransom as a male name
Ranked #1,668 in 2024
101 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (111 births)
Ransom as a female name
Ranked #17,429 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 2013 (5 births)
Ransom: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ransom span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 895 babies were registered. While Ransom is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ransom by Decade
How has Ransom tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ransom by State
Birth registrations for Ransom span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, North Carolina, California. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Oregon, Mississippi. On average, about 43 Ransoms were registered per state.
Ransom + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ransom as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ransom
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Ransom: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ransom?
We estimate approximately 3,129 people named Ransom are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 109,541 Americans share this first name.
Is Ransom a common name?
Ransom is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,771 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ransom most popular?
Ransom reached peak popularity in 2022, when 111 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ransom is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ransom a male name?
Ransom is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ransom Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ransom Smith, Ransom Johnson, Ransom Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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