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Ransom

boy name · English origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

surname, "son of Rand"; also the English word "ransom"

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ransom peaked in the 2010s.

Names that fit alongside Ransom

Roscoe Stanley Sherman Milton Warren Sheldon

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