Boys' name · since 1922
Redding
336 babies named Redding in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,990 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,420 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 336
- born since 1922
- 2010s
- peak decade
Redding currently ranks #4420 among boys' names in America, with 336 babies recorded since 1922.
Redding has 336 recorded births among boys since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4420 as of the latest data, more common than 68% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2025.
- #9,990 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,420 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 336 born since 1922
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Redding ranks #9,990 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,420 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 336 born since 1922, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,990 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,420 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 336
- born since 1922
- 2010s
- peak decade
Redding's 336 recorded births place it above 78.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Colorado.
How Redding compares
336 48th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Redding's all-time total is 9% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Redding | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 336 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Redding's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Redding's full recorded timeline at 2016, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Redding popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Redding popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 2016 (Redding as girls' name)
Redding by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (185 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Redding's strongest decade.
185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Redding births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
185 births
- 2020s
2020s
133 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 185 births (55% of all-time use).
Redding by state
Where Redding concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Colorado | | 6 | 1.8% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.5% |
6 of 336 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Redding's data
- Redding's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (185 total births) through the 2020s (133) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Colorado records the most Reddings (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Colorado names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Redding: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~103 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1922–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Redding 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 August 2026.