Recorded 1946–1950 Boys' name Peak 1947 24 births

Redge — boys' name

24 babies named Redge in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s181950s6
1940s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Redge was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

7 babies were named Redge in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Redge

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Redge between 1946 and 1950, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Redge currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Redge performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Redge shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Redge 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 24 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.

Redge at a glance

Last recorded 1950

Total births

24

Since 1946

5 years of records

Peak year

1947

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1950

Active since

1946

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1950

Redge popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1946

Last recorded 1950
Peak year (1947)
7
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1950194919471946 5

Redge by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
18 births that decade — 75% of Redge's all-time total
1940s181950s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Redge?
24 babies have been named Redge since 1946. It was last recorded in 1950. The peak year was 1947 with 7 births.
When was Redge most popular?
Redge was most popular in the 1940s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Redge been used?
Redge has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 5 years of data through 1950.
What names are similar to Redge?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Redmond, Red, Reda, Redding, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1946–1950 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.