Ramsey
Ramsey is a given name, and may refer to:Ramsey Campbell, British writer of horror fiction Ramsey Clark (1927–2021), American lawyer and political activist; 66th United States Attorney General Ramsey Dukes, pen name of writer and magician Lionel Snell Ramsey Kanaan, Scottish anarchist and political activist now residing in the United States; founder of AK Press Ramsey Lewis (1935-2022), American…
- English
Meaning & Origin of Ramsey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ramsey is a given name, and may refer to:Ramsey Campbell, British writer of horror fiction Ramsey Clark (1927–2021), American lawyer and political activist; 66th United States Attorney General Ramsey Dukes, pen name of writer and magician Lionel Snell Ramsey Kanaan, Scottish anarchist and political activist now residing in the United States; founder of AK Press Ramsey Lewis (1935-2022), American…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Ramsey
As a girl name
Ramsey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1965, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 120 Ramseys were born — ranking #1,720 that year. As of 2026, Ramsey ranks #2,669 for girls with 65 births, falling sharply (-34%). In total, more than 2K Ramseys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ramsey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1894, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 152 Ramseys were born — ranking #1,207 that year. As of 2026, Ramsey ranks #1,872 for boys with 87 births, falling sharply (-27%). In total, more than 7K Ramseys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Ramsey
Ramsey is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1894 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Ramsey's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #847. Use the chart and map above to compare Ramsey's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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