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Ramsey

Boy's name · #1970 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

55% boys · 45% girls — Ramsey is also given to girls: 76 in 2025, about 45% in recent years. Ramsey →

Popularity over time

Ramsey reached its best rank, #849, in 1980 and ranked #1970 in 2025. Roughly 6,600 boys have been named Ramsey since 1894.

Across the states

See where Ramsey is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Ramseys

• Ramsey Clark — American lawyer and peace activist (1927–2021)
• Ramsey Campbell — English author
• Ramsey Lewis — American jazz composer (1935–2022)
• Ramsey Nouah — Nigerian actor
• Ramsey Angela — Dutch athlete

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 78,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

• Aaron Ramsey — Welsh association football player (born 1990)
• Norman Foster Ramsey — American physicist (1915–2011)
• Bella Ramsey — British actor

What Ramseys become

Among 42 notable people named Ramsey:

Entertainers appear 2.46× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ramsey Nouah, Nigerian actor.

Similar names: Kenton · Ramses · Kasey · Rico · Rylen · Reggie

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