Ramsey
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning raven island.
Ramsey by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Ramsey. In the US, 262 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ramsey. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a bird
Like Ramsey, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Gavinwhite hawk4,134 in the US (2017)
- Jonahdove2,523 in the US (2017)
- Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
- Phoenixmythical bird that rises from ashes2,184 in the US (2017)
- Corbinraven; from corvus1,434 in the US (2017)
- Jaya form of names beginning with J; also the bird856 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean an island
Like Ramsey, each of these has an island in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Skyesky; the Isle of Skye214 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rodneyfamous island, clearing with reeds301 in the US (2017)
- Lylefrom the island203 in the US (2017)
- Eivinisland river; a variant of Eyvind36 in the US (2017)
- Arranfrom the island of Arran23 in England and Wales (2025)
- Halseyremote island; from place name Halsey18 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Ramsey
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