Ransom

Name Meaning

This name is unavoidably linked to holding someone hostage, so it’s definitely a “bad boy” sort of choice. Ransom has a cowboy feel, like the name a gunslinger would have, and makes for a contemporary alternative to Randall or Randy.

Origin

English, Latin

Theme

Nature

Syllables

2

Famous Namesakes

Author Ransom Riggs

Popularity in 2019

#4064