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Red

/ˈɹɛd/ · 100% boys · 15 born in 2025

Red has been given to about 396 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈɹɛd/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 197
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Red per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 18
  • Born in 202515
  • All time396

How popular is Red?

Its best year was 2024, when 18 babies were given the name, ranking 5395th. The typical living American called Red is about 8 years old today.

Names that sound like Red

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Reed0.88
  2. Fred0.81
  3. Ted0.75
  4. Ed0.75
  5. Ned0.75
  6. Jed0.75
  7. Creed0.71
  8. Reid0.68

Middle names for Red

Ranked by flow score
  1. Red Thomas0.74
  2. Red James0.74
  3. Red Cole0.73
  4. Red Miles0.73
  5. Red Wilder0.72
  6. Red Paul0.55

Sibling names for Red

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Soleither · 0.77
  2. Ambrosebrother · 0.77
  3. Marcelinesister · 0.74
  4. Merritteither · 0.73
  5. Vedasister · 0.72
  6. Clementinesister · 0.72

Where Red is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Red Anderson0.73
    2. Red Allen0.73
    3. Red Adams0.73
    4. Red Evans0.70
    5. Red Edwards0.70
    6. Red Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Red

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.