Ranson is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2003 and has since faded.
Ranson is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #11,691 for boy births in the United States (and #24,125 across all names), given to 6 babies. Ranson was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 2003 (13 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | #11,691 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | #11,990 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | #11,819 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | #11,825 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | #11,877 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | #10,487 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | #13,594 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #12,225 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | #8,755 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | #10,404 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | #11,031 |
| 2003 | 13 | 13 | #5,810 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | #6,935 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #11,896 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #10,046 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #11,223 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #9,370 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | #6,501 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | #8,636 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | #7,572 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | #5,560 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | #7,107 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #9,184 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | #6,092 |
| 1988 | 10 | — | #4,707 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | #4,869 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | #4,752 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #5,615 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #7,053 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #6,826 |
| 1977 | 8 | — | #4,484 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #5,817 |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #4,143 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #4,601 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #3,876 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #4,378 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | #4,270 |
| 1947 | 9 | — | #2,827 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | #3,452 |
| 1944 | 9 | — | #2,597 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | #3,418 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | #3,861 |
| 1938 | 6 | — | #3,451 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | #3,909 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | #4,040 |
| 1930 | 6 | — | #3,914 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #4,424 |
| 1927 | 5 | — | #4,670 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | #4,828 |
| 1923 | 5 | — | #4,752 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | #4,837 |
| 1919 | 7 | — | #3,676 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | #4,376 |
| 1915 | 8 | — | #3,012 |
| 1914 | 8 | — | #2,597 |