Boys' name · since 1914
Ranson
Ranson has 363 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,559 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,775 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 363
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ranson is the #10775 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 363 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ranson has been recorded 363 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #10775 nationally and more common than 23% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #9,559 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,775 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 363 born since 1914
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ranson ranks #9,559 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,775 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 363 born since 1914, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,559 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,775 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 363
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ranson's 363 recorded births place it above 78.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Ranson compares
363 49th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ranson's all-time total is 2% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ranson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 363 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ranson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ranson's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ranson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Ranson by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (62 births, 17% of the file).
2000s was Ranson's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Ranson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
28 births
- 1920s
1920s
25 births
- 1930s
1930s
27 births
- 1940s
1940s
30 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
25 births
- 1980s
1980s
48 births
- 1990s
1990s
55 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 62 births (17% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ranson's data
- Ranson's decade-level peak was the 2000s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ranson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ranson draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.