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Ramsey

/ˈɹæmzi/ · 25% girls, 75% boys · 154 born in 2025

Ramsey has been given to about 8,861 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɹæmzi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 8,080
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ramsey per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2016 · 265
  • Born in 2025154
  • All time8,861
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Ramsey?

Its best year was 2016, when 265 babies were given the name, ranking 1809th. The typical living American called Ramsey is about 22 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Ramsey

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Casey0.75
  2. Kasey0.75
  3. Jamey0.75
  4. Bradley0.68
  5. Haley0.62
  6. Harvey0.62
  7. Paisley0.63
  8. Tracey0.62

Middle names for Ramsey

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ramsey Anne0.81
  2. Ramsey Catherine0.78
  3. Ramsey Josephine0.78
  4. Ramsey Marie0.77
  5. Ramsey Grace0.77
  6. Ramsey Eve0.77

Sibling names for Ramsey

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hassanbrother · 0.97
  2. Francobrother · 0.97
  3. Chanasister · 0.97
  4. Dariobrother · 0.96
  5. Samirasister · 0.96
  6. Belensister · 0.96

Where Ramsey is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Minnesota0.02%
  2. Georgia0.01%
  3. Kentucky0.01%
  4. Texas0.01%
  5. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ramsey Anderson0.77
  2. Ramsey White0.72
  3. Ramsey Nguyen0.72
  4. Ramsey Moore0.72
  5. Ramsey Hill0.72
  6. Ramsey Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ramsey

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Ramsey across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.