Redd
Redd is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Redd
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Redd is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Redd
Redd first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2006, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 16 births, good for #5,633 nationwide. About 52% of every Redd on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Redd ranks #6,943 for baby boys with 11 births, rising sharply (+23% over the past five years). All told, over 147 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Redd
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Names that sound like Redd
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About the name Redd
Redd is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 147 births in the dataset. Redd's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #5,633. Use the chart and map above to compare Redd's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.