Recorded 1914–2022 Boys' name Peak 2003 357 births

Ranson — boys' name

357 babies named Ranson in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s281920s251930s271940s301950s101960s111970s251980s481990s552000s622010s302020s6
2000s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Ranson was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

13 babies were named Ranson in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ranson

The Social Security Administration has registered 357 babies named Ranson between 1914 and 2022, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ranson currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ranson performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Ranson shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ranson in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 357 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ranson at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

357

Since 1914

109 years of records

Peak year

2003

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1914

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2022

Ranson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1914

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2003)
13
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
468101214 202220071999199019791955193719211914 8

Ranson by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
62 births that decade — 17% of Ranson's all-time total
1910s281920s251930s271940s301950s101960s111970s251980s481990s552000s622010s302020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ranson?
357 babies have been named Ranson since 1914. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2003 with 13 births.
When was Ranson most popular?
Ranson was most popular in the 2000s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Ranson been used?
Ranson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 109 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Ranson?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Randy, Randall, Randolph, Randal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.