Recorded 1918–1937 Boys' name Peak 1918 10 births

Redus — boys' name

10 babies named Redus in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51930s5
1910s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Redus was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

5 babies were named Redus in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Redus

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Redus between 1918 and 1937, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Redus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Redus performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Redus shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Redus 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 10 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.

Redus at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

10

Since 1918

20 years of records

Peak year

1918

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1918

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1937

Redus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1918

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1918)
5
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
5 19371918 5

Redus by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
5 births that decade — 50% of Redus's all-time total
1910s51930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Redus?
10 babies have been named Redus since 1918. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1918 with 5 births.
When was Redus most popular?
Redus was most popular in the 1910s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Redus been used?
Redus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 20 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Redus?
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, 1918–1937 (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.