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“Wild garlic island” — Old English origin
Girl's name · #2377 in the US (2025) · 2020s
Ramsey is near its high-water mark: it reached #1728 in 2021 and still ranked #2377 in 2025. About 2,300 girls have carried it since 1965. It is also an American family name — about 78,000 people carry it as a surname, according to US census data. About 55% of babies named Ramsey in recent years have been boys.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 42 notable people named Ramsey:
Entertainers appear 2.46× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ramsey Ann Naito, American film producer.
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