Ransom

English

"shield's son"

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.

Ransom Rank in US Top 1000

# 984 in the US

Ransom Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1012 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Ransom

• 1012 Nameberry 2025
• 668 Unique 2024

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Famous People Named Ransom

• Ransom Riggs American novelist
• Ransom Eli Olds American automaker; founder of Oldsmobile
• Ransom Aldrich "Ram" Myers American biologist
• Ransom Asa Moore American agronomist
• Ransom Wilson American flutist
• Ransom Ashley photographer and actor
• Stewart Ransom "Rhett" Miller lead singer of American band The Old 97s
• Bodhi Ransom Green son of American actors Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green
• Cody Ransom American baseball player
• Terrell Louis Ransom Jr., American actor

The name Ransom in Pop Culture

• Elwin Ransom main character in the "Space Trilogy" by C.S. Lewis
• Ransom Stoddard character in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"
• Justin "Ransom" Oluransi character in the web comic "Check, Please!"
• Hugh Ransom Drysdale known as Ransom, from the film "Knives Out"