Reade vs Read

Side-by-side comparison of Reade and Read — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Reade

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Name B

Read

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Metric Reade Read
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 141 308
Peak Year 1970 1949
Peak Year Births 10 14
Peak Decade 1970ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1956 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Reade Read
1910ss — 20
1920ss — 16
1930ss — 18
1940ss — 42
1950ss 5 43
1960ss 7 27
1970ss 53 19
1980ss 21 29
1990ss 28 53
2000ss 10 31
2010ss 17 10

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Reade Read
2014 — 5
2016 7 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1956–2016.

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