Ridgeway — boys' name
11 babies named Ridgeway in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
11 boys have been named Ridgeway since 1922, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1923.
- 11
- total births
- 1922–1923
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
100% of everyone ever named Ridgeway was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Ridgeway in 1923 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Ridgeway
The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Ridgeway between 1922 and 1923, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ridgeway currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1923. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Ridgeway performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Ridgeway 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 11 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.
Ridgeway at a glance
Last recorded 1923Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Ridgeway popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1922
- Peak year (1923)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1923.
11 total births across 2 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1923 with 6 births in a single year.
Ridgeway by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 11 births that decade — 100% of Ridgeway's all-time total
Ridgeway decade highlights
- Peak decade 11 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Ridgeway's strongest decade
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 100% of all-time use.
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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, 1922–1923 (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.