Boys' name · since 1948

Ridge

7,893 babies named Ridge in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#1,381 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#529 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
7,893
born since 1948
2020s
peak decade

Ridge currently ranks #529 among boys' names in America, with 7,893 babies recorded since 1948.

Ridge has 7,893 recorded births among boys since 1948, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #529 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.

  • #1,381 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #529 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 7,893 born since 1948
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ridge ranks #1,381 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #529 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,893 born since 1948, peaking in the 2020s.

#1,381 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#529 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
7,893
born since 1948
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%96.2%
Ridge vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Ridge's 7,893 recorded births place it above 96.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

41 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Ridge compares

7,893 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Ridge's all-time total is 21x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ridge Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 7,893 369 358,536
Peak-year births 599 34 22,252

Ridge's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Ridge splits its recorded history at 2003: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 599 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Ridge popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2023)
599
Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
0200400600800 194819611992199820042010201620222025 566

Ridge popularity over time - girls

18 total births recorded since 2022 (Ridge as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 18 births
468101214 20222025 5

Ridge by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (3,227 births, 41% of the file).

2020s was Ridge's strongest decade.

3,227 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Ridge births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 3,227 births (41% of all-time use).

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

How Ridge 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 Ridge's total volume

Ridge vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 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 -121, 2.7%-33, 9.6%-76, 4.6%-146, 3.4%-52, 8.2%-146, 7.1%-146, 3.8%-146, 2.1%-113, 4.7%-146, 2.9%-49, 4.5%-51, 7.9%-69, 3.8%-112, 4%-146, 1.6%Ridge-78, 7.6%Ridge
Ridge vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Ridge by state

Where Ridge concentrates geographically, total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ridge
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
497 6.3%
#2 Utah
482 6.1%
#3 Georgia
394 5.0%
#4 Louisiana
321 4.1%
#5 Tennessee
299 3.8%
#6 Ohio
289 3.7%
#7 Idaho
238 3.0%
#8 North Carolina
230 2.9%
Texas share of Ridge's total US births 6.3%
Even split

497 of 7,893 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.

Ridge appears in 41 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ridge? ▼
7,893 babies have been named Ridge since 1948. All-time, it sits at #1,381 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #529 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 599 births.
Where does Ridge sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ridge ranks #1,381 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #529 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 Ridge most popular? ▼
Ridge was most popular in the 2020s decade with 3,227 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Ridge most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Ridge are Texas (497 births), Utah (482 births), Georgia (394 births).
How long has the name Ridge been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ridge since 1948 -- 78 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Ridge? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ridley, Rider, Ridwan, Riddick, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Ridge's data

  • Texas records the most Ridges (497 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

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

Keep exploring Ridge

Nearby Names Like Ridge

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

Ridley Boy
#2079 1,528 births
Rider Boy
#3720 1,293 births
Ridwan Boy
#5122 689 births
Riddick Boy
#5435 662 births
Ridhaan Boy
#5577 372 births

Compare Ridge side by side: Ridge vs Ridley Ridge vs Rider Ridge vs Ridwan

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Ridge

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19,350 births · Peak 2014
Azriel #530
4,005 births · Peak 2025
Philip #527
344,036 births · Peak 1953
Tyson #531
48,395 births · Peak 2009
Finnegan #526
13,011 births · Peak 2021
Troy #532
216,308 births · Peak 1970
Roy #525
408,638 births · Peak 1947
Rio #533
5,530 births · Peak 2024

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ridge: 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, 1948–2025 (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 Ridge 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.