Girls' name · since 1916

Readie

Readie has 22 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

22
total births
1916–1926
years on record
1920s
peak decade
77%
born in that decade

Readie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 22 have been recorded since 1916.

Readie has 22 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1926.

  • 22 total births
  • 1916–1926 years on record
  • 1920s peak decade
  • 77% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

22 girls have been named Readie since 1916, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1926.

22
total births
1916–1926
years on record
1920s
peak decade
77%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Readie was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

6 babies were named Readie in 1923 - its busiest year on record.

Readie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Readie splits its recorded history at 1923: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Readie at a glance

Last recorded 1926

Total births

22

Since 1916

11 years of records

Peak year

1923

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1926

Active since

1916

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1926

Readie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1926

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1923)
6
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
4.555.566.5 1916192219231926 6

Readie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1920s was Readie's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.

Readie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 17 births (77% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Readie?
Since 1916, Social Security records show 22 babies named Readie. The most recent recorded year was 1926. Its busiest year on record was 1923, with 6 births.
When was Readie most popular?
Readie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Readie been used?
Readie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 11 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Readie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reagan, Reanna, Reatha, Rea, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–1926 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Readie: Baby Name Since 1916 - 22 Births, Peak 1923." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/readie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Readie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.