How Many People Are Named Red?
people named Red are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,953,056 people in the US has this name
Based on 396 babies named Red in Social Security records from 1888 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
18 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English word, ultimately derived from Old English read. It was originally a nickname given to a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Red in English. Counting Red and these spellings together, about 312 people alive in the US have the name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Red in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Red alive today is about 11 years old, and 93% are under 30. Half of them were between 2 and 11 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Red first appears in the records in 1888 and was given most often in 2024, to 18 babies. In 2025, 15 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1888 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Red has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #975, in 1890. In 2025 it ranked #6,072.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,072 |
| Best rank | #975 (1890) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,885 in the 1920s |
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