Masculine dossier · first seen 1894

Ramsey

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Ramsey
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2017

Peak rank proxy

152

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1894Peak 20172024

Peak year

2017

Decline from peak

38.2%

2024

All-time

6,524

Ramsey has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2017, when 152 boys were named Ramsey.

In 2024, only 94 boys were given the name.

Down 38.2% from its peak.

All told, about 6,524 Americans have been named Ramsey and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1894.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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