Ransom vs Randolph

Side-by-side comparison of Ransom and Randolph — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Ransom

Boy name · Rank #1659

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Name B

Randolph

Boy name · Rank #5433

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Metric Ransom Randolph
Current Rank #1659 #5433
Total Births (all years) 4,761 49,402
Peak Year 2022 1952
Peak Year Births 111 1,817
Peak Decade 2010ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ransom Randolph
1880ss 115 193
1890ss 114 267
1900ss 100 414
1910ss 376 1,857
1920ss 423 2,735
1930ss 312 2,854
1940ss 312 7,555
1950ss 274 15,496
1960ss 200 8,193
1970ss 147 4,021
1980ss 217 2,899
1990ss 310 1,572
2000ss 455 799
2010ss 885 434
2020ss 521 113

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ransom Randolph
2014 93 51
2015 103 45
2016 110 36
2017 100 42
2018 78 39
2019 74 26
2020 102 28
2021 102 18
2022 111 20
2023 105 30
2024 101 17

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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