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Why parents love Ransom- Knives Out's Ransom IS cinema's most stylish villain.
- C.S. Lewis's Ransom IS the Space Trilogy's hero.
- A ransom IS the price of redemption.
- Two syllables with a strong, English sound: RAN-sum.
- The meaning redemption IS maximally powerful.
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The vibe of Ransom
son of shieldredemptionOld EnglishNorseKnives Outstylish villainC.S. LewisSpace Trilogy
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Origin & history of Ransom
Old English/Norse (shield-son/redemption)
→ Ransom
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Indian / Sanskrit / Punjabi roots
Ransom means redemption. Knives Out's IS most stylish villain. Lewis's Ransom IS the Space Trilogy hero.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Old English; Knives Out (2019); Lewis's Space Trilogy.
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Today
Ransom remains a beloved choice, ranking #1677 in the US. 4,771 babies have been named Ransom since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Ransom?
2022
peak year
Today, Ransom is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #1677), with only about 99 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2022, 111 babies were given the name (ranked #1594 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Ransom's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 4,771 babies have been registered as Ransom since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
111
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,594)
(ranked #1,594)
99
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
990
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
4,771
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Ransom8
Life path number
The Achiever
Ambition, authority and material mastery.
Ransom's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — redemption seeking. People named Ransom tend to be strong, stylish, and gifted at being the stylish villain AND the space hero.
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Stylish villain AND space hero✦
Knives-Out◈
Lewis-Space◎
Redemption-price♡
English-strongR9
A1
N5
S1
O6
M4
Sum: 26 → Life path 8
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Personality of Ransom💼
Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
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Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
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Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
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Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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