Read — boys' name

What the Data Says About Read

The Social Security Administration has registered 308 babies named Read between 1914 and 2014, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Read currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Read performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Read shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Read in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 308 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.