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Ransom

The name Ransom peaked for girls at #17429 in 2019. Ransom is occasionally used for boys in 2025.

The name Ransom is a boy's name of English origin meaning "shield's son".

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Ransom may be rakish and handsome, but it carries an unavoidable association with holding someone for ransom. But that kind of bad boy image might be exactly what attracts you to Ransom in the first place.  
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While Ransom feels like a modern appellation ala Breaker or Ranger, it's interesting to note on the popularity chart that it was actually quite popular at the end of the 19th century but fell off the Top 1000 around 1930.

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The name Ransom is currently ranked #984 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #464 in 1882. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in RANSOM, RANSOM, and RANSOM. Ransom is occasionally used for girls in 2019.

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