Ramsey Boy & girl
How popular is Ramsey?
#1,959 boy name in 2025
78 baby boys were named Ramsey in the US in 2025, making it the 1959th most popular boy name. Another 76 girls got the name (#2,368 for girls).
Ramsey popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,959 for boys (▼ 207 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 78 boys, 76 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-40% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,340 in 2015, #1,408 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (152 boys) |
| Highest rank | #847 in 1980 |
| First recorded | 1894 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 56% boys, 44% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ramsey counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ramsey family of names ranked #1,461 for boys in 2025 (#1,257 the year before), with 98 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ramsey | 78 | 80% |
| Ramzi | 14 | 14% |
| Ramzy | 6 | 6% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ramsey is most popular
Babies named Ramsey per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (75 boys)
- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (20 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (57 boys)
- Virginia: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Colorado: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Ramsey by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 7 | #856 |
| 1910s | 84 | #1,588 |
| 1920s | 122 | #2,019 |
| 1930s | 101 | #1,712 |
| 1940s | 127 | #1,758 |
| 1950s | 205 | #1,550 |
| 1960s | 319 | #1,026 |
| 1970s | 639 | #871 |
| 1980s | 978 | #847 |
| 1990s | 1,077 | #930 |
| 2000s | 1,080 | #1,218 |
| 2010s | 1,216 | #1,207 |
| 2020s | 647 | #1,372 |
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Questions
- Is Ramsey a boy or girl name?
- Ramsey is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 56% of babies named Ramsey were boys and 44% were girls.
- How popular is the name Ramsey?
- 78 baby boys were named Ramsey in the US in 2025, making it the 1959th most popular boy name. Another 76 girls got the name (#2,368 for girls).
- When was Ramsey most popular?
- Ramsey peaked in 2017, when 152 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #847 in 1980.
- How many people are named Ramsey?
- 8,861 babies have been named Ramsey in the US since 1880. We estimate about 8,195 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Ramsey most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ramsey was most common in Texas, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.