Unisex name · since 1915
Redell
248 babies named Redell in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,719 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 248
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Redell sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 248 recorded since 1915.
Redell has 248 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1992.
- #11,719 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 248 born since 1915
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Redell ranks #11,719 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 248 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.
- #11,719 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 248
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Redell's 248 recorded births place it above 74.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Redell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Redell's SSA record in two at 1957 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1929 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Redell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1992
- Peak year (1929)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Redell popularity over time - girls
73 total births recorded since 1922 (Redell as girls' name)
Redell by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (58 births, 23% of the file).
1950s was Redell's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Redell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 20
1920s
20 births
- 1930s
1930s
33 births
- 1940s
1940s
33 births
- 1950s
1950s
58 births
- 1960s
1960s
49 births
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 58 births (23% of all-time use).
Redell by state
Where Redell concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 6 | 2.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 2.0% |
6 of 248 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Redell's decade-level peak was the 1950s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Redells (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Redell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1915–1992 (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 Redell 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.