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Ridge

boys’ nameAt its peakCompare

Ridge is ranked 528th among boys in 2024 (563 births). Its best rank was 505th, in 2023.

Rank in 2024
#528down 23 from 2023
Births in 2024
5630.03% of boys
Peak year
2023599 births
Best rank
#505in 2023
Since 1948
7,324people given the name
Babies named Ridge, by year of birthboys
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The story in the numbers

7,324 boys have been named Ridge in the United States since 1948, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2023, with 599 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2023, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2017, and the 2020s alone account for 36%. It has spent 11 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)
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By decade

Decadeboys named Ridge
1940s11
1950s30
1960s5
1980s230
1990s1,082
2000s984
2010s2,324
2020s2,658

In 2023, its biggest year

Ridge was the 505th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2023 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah. See all of 2023.

Names that rose and fell with Ridge

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.