Boys' name · since 1946
Redge
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.
- #27,624 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 24
- born since 1946
- 1940s
- peak decade
Redge is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 24 have been recorded since 1946.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Redge has been recorded 24 times among boys since 1946, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1950.
- #27,624 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 24 born since 1946
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Redge ranks #27,624 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1946, peaking in the 1940s.
- #27,624 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 24
- born since 1946
- 1940s
- peak decade
Redge's 24 recorded births place it above 39.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Redge's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Redge's full recorded timeline at 1949, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1947 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Redge popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1950
- Peak year (1947)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Redge by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (18 births, 75% of the file).
1940s was Redge's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Redge births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
18 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 18 births (75% of all-time use).
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- Redge's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 1950s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Redge: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1946–1950 (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 Redge 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.