First Name RANSOM

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • RANSOM is ranked as the 5589th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 2,066.
  • This name is in the 97th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.65 people named RANSOM for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 89% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named RANSOM is 2,213.
  • The SSA data also shows that RANSOM is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.

First Names RANSOM
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 2,066 +/-7.8%
  • National Rank 5,589
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.7

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 2,213
  • National Rank 5,299
  • Percentile Rank 94.27%
  • Proportion/100k 0.69

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name RANSOM is 76.0% White, 2.6% Hispanic origin, 17.5% Black, 1.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.9% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name RANSOM have a higher likelyhood of being Black or White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name RANSOM is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name RANSOM

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 76.0% 63.9% 12.1%
Hispanic origin 2.6% 16.3% -13.7%
Black 17.5% 12.3% 5.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.5% 4.9% -3.4%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.9% 0.7% 0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named RANSOM is North Carolina where 223 people have this name.
  • District of Columbia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named RANSOM, as 3.32 in every 100,000 Washingtonians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 96th, this rank was reached in the states of North Carolina.
  • District of Columbia is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Ohio (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 222 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names RANSOM State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 56 0.43 87.2% Indiana 44 0.67 86.4% Iowa 22 0.72 85.2% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 96 0.97 94.9% Minnesota 21 0.38 85.1% Missouri 20 0.67 76.6% Nebraska 20 1.05 72.9% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 16 0.14 74.0% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 21 0.36 84.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name RANSOM

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 56 0.43 87.2%
Indiana 44 0.67 86.4%
Iowa 22 0.72 85.2%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 96 0.97 94.9%
Minnesota 21 0.38 85.1%
Missouri 20 0.67 76.6%
Nebraska 20 1.05 72.9%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 16 0.14 74.0%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 21 0.36 84.9%
West State Statistics First-Names RANSOM State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 17 0.25 66.4% California 157 0.4 93.2% Colorado 0 0 0.0% Hawaii 12 0.85 66.5% Idaho 8 0.48 43.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 9 0.32 44.9% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 29 0.74 78.0% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 40 0.56 88.1% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name RANSOM

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 17 0.25 66.4%
California 157 0.4 93.2%
Colorado 0 0 0.0%
Hawaii 12 0.85 66.5%
Idaho 8 0.48 43.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 9 0.32 44.9%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 29 0.74 78.0%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 40 0.56 88.1%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names RANSOM State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 9 0.24 42.3% Maine 10 0.77 42.7% Massachusetts 12 0.18 41.6% New Hampshire 9 0.7 44.0% New Jersey 21 0.23 67.2% New York 121 0.61 93.7% Pennsylvania 60 0.47 88.9% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 12 1.88 72.9%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name RANSOM

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 9 0.24 42.3%
Maine 10 0.77 42.7%
Massachusetts 12 0.18 41.6%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 44.0%
New Jersey 21 0.23 67.2%
New York 121 0.61 93.7%
Pennsylvania 60 0.47 88.9%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 12 1.88 72.9%
South State Statistics First-Names RANSOM State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 17 0.36 75.7% Arkansas 19 0.65 74.9% Delaware 4 0.38 43.2% Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 80.8% Florida 150 0.75 95.4% Georgia 95 0.94 92.1% Kentucky 65 1.47 87.9% Louisiana 47 1.01 85.7% Maryland 23 0.38 80.9% Mississippi 20 0.67 76.6% North Carolina 223 2.25 96.4% Oklahoma 14 0.37 66.8% South Carolina 37 0.77 84.5% Tennessee 77 1.18 91.2% Texas 158 0.59 94.8% Virginia 39 0.47 84.6% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name RANSOM

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 17 0.36 75.7%
Arkansas 19 0.65 74.9%
Delaware 4 0.38 43.2%
Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 80.8%
Florida 150 0.75 95.4%
Georgia 95 0.94 92.1%
Kentucky 65 1.47 87.9%
Louisiana 47 1.01 85.7%
Maryland 23 0.38 80.9%
Mississippi 20 0.67 76.6%
North Carolina 223 2.25 96.4%
Oklahoma 14 0.37 66.8%
South Carolina 37 0.77 84.5%
Tennessee 77 1.18 91.2%
Texas 158 0.59 94.8%
Virginia 39 0.47 84.6%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with RANSOM as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have RANSOM as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named RANSOM.

The most popular full name is RANSOM Jones. 1.35% of all the people named RANSOM have this family name.

There are 349 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name RANSOM

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 RANSOM Jones 1.35%
2 RANSOM Smith 1.35%
3 RANSOM Adams 0.90%
4 RANSOM Briggs 0.90%
5 RANSOM Johnson 0.90%
6 RANSOM White 0.90%
7 RANSOM Williams 0.90%
8 RANSOM Young 0.90%
9 RANSOM Brooks 0.67%
10 RANSOM Frye 0.67%
11 RANSOM Green 0.67%
12 RANSOM Howard 0.67%
13 RANSOM Randall 0.67%
14 RANSOM Romans 0.67%
15 RANSOM Thompson 0.67%
16 RANSOM Todd 0.67%
17 RANSOM Walter 0.67%
18 RANSOM Amos 0.45%
19 RANSOM Anderson 0.45%
20 RANSOM Austin 0.45%

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