Ransome

RAN-suhm /ˈɹænsʌm/
boy 3 syllables fading

Ransome is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1930s and has all but disappeared.

Ransome is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2013. Ransome was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1934 (12 births).

About the name Ransome

PronunciationRAN-suhm /ˈɹænsʌm/
12peak births 1934
1915first in SSA data

Names similar to Ransome

How popular is Ransome?

Boys named Ransome
1915192019401960198020002013
Boys named Ransome per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–2013 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2013) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Ransome total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201366#11,831
19975—#10,457
19925—#9,493
19845—#7,071
19627—#3,558
19585—#4,377
19557—#3,435
19515—#4,127
19468—#2,857
19427—#3,147
19396—#3,408
19355—#4,039
193412—#2,230
19335—#4,046
19306—#3,913
19295—#4,423
19285—#4,611
19279—#3,097
19255—#4,746
19215—#4,836
19205—#4,827
19195—#4,667
19187—#3,632
19177—#3,480
19155—#4,278