Names / Unisex names
Ramsey
Current rank
#1,970
and easing
All-time peak
#849
in 1980
First recorded
1894
in U.S. data
Children named
8,800
since 1894
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #849 in 1980 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(RAM-zee): wild garlic island. Strong surname feel, though still easy as a first name. It makes its debut in American naming data in 1894. Its strongest year was 1980, at #849 nationally. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Over 8,800 have carried it since records began.