Ransom vs Randy

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

Name A

Ransom

Boy name · Rank #1651

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Name B

Randy

Boy name · Rank #1014

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Metric Ransom Randy
Current Rank #1651 #1014
Total Births (all years) 4,859 329,468
Peak Year 2022 1956
Peak Year Births 111 16,547
Peak Decade 2010s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1915

Births by Decade

Decade Ransom Randy
1880s 115 -
1890s 114 -
1900s 100 -
1910s 376 24
1920s 423 79
1930s 312 530
1940s 312 14,165
1950s 274 120,537
1960s 200 93,878
1970s 147 36,545
1980s 217 29,512
1990s 310 16,785
2000s 455 10,356
2010s 885 5,634
2020s 619 1,423

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ransom Randy
2014 93 548
2015 103 493
2016 110 427
2017 100 384
2018 78 372
2019 74 349
2020 102 265
2021 102 250
2022 111 254
2023 105 236
2024 102 220
2025 97 198

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, 1880–2025.

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