Redeemer or deliverer
Derived from the Old French word 'rancon', it originally referred to a sum paid for the release of a captive. In a religious context, it is often associated with the concept of spiritual redemption and salvation. It has a long history as a surname before its occasional use as a distinctive given name.
Less common today
Ransom isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,524 in 2016.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Pioneer of the American automotive industry and founder of Oldsmobile
American writer best known for Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
The protagonist of C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy · Out of the Silent Planet
The antagonist portrayed by Chris Evans in the film Knives Out · Knives Out
