Boys' name · since 1889

Redmond

819 babies named Redmond in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#5,822 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,054 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
819
born since 1889
2010s
peak decade

Redmond currently ranks #4054 among boys' names in America, with 819 babies recorded since 1889.

Redmond has 819 recorded births among boys since 1889, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4054 as of the latest data, more common than 71% 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 1889 to 2025.

  • #5,822 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #4,054 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 819 born since 1889
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Redmond ranks #5,822 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,054 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 819 born since 1889, peaking in the 2010s.

#5,822 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,054 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
819
born since 1889
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%70.8%
Redmond vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Redmond's 819 recorded births place it above 87.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Redmond compares

819 Top 35% higher than 65% of 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

Redmond's all-time total is 122% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Redmond Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 819 369 358,536
Peak-year births 28 34 22,252

Redmond's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Redmond's full recorded timeline at 1967, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1905, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Redmond popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
28
Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
0102030 188919221935195519761993200720192025 26

Redmond by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (154 births, 19% of the file).

2010s was Redmond's strongest decade.

154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.

Redmond births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 154 births (19% of all-time use).

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

How Redmond compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Redmond's total volume

Redmond vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -20, 23.4%-25, 11.1%-49, 3.9%-76, 3.4%-47, 5.7%-33, 10.5%-110, 6.4%-108, 3.2%-51, 11.4%-55, 3.8%-102, 6.8%-65, 4.5%-50, 3.5%-55, 3.8%-60, 4.8%Redmond-137, 3.4%Redmond
Redmond vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Redmond by state

Where Redmond concentrates geographically, total births since 1889

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Redmond
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 1.8%
#2 Texas
5 0.6%
California share of Redmond's total US births 1.8%
Even split

15 of 819 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Redmond? ▼
819 babies have been named Redmond since 1889. All-time, it sits at #5,822 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #4,054 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 28 births.
Where does Redmond sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Redmond ranks #5,822 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,054 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Redmond most popular? ▼
Redmond was most popular in the 2010s decade with 154 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Redmond most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Redmond are California (15 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Redmond been used? ▼
Records for Redmond go back to 1889, giving 137 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Redmond? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Red, Reda, Redding, Redell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Redmond's data

  • Redmond's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (154 total births) through the 2020s (112) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Redmonds (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Redmond

Nearby Names Like Redmond

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Redmond

Red Boy
#5881 396 births
Reda Boy
#11156 364 births
Redding Boy
#4420 336 births
Redell Boy
248 births
Redford Boy
#4718 223 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Redmond: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1889–2025 (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 Redmond 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.