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Red Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Red?

Ranking 7,972nd in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Red is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Red has seen higher popularity rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #975 was reached in 1890.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1925 with 16 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Red was less than 5, most recently in 2012.

Red, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1912-1915.

Red's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Red be?

For a number of years, the name Red has steadily increased in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Red for their newborn has risen.

The name Red is mostly unused but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Red (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 10 7,972
2017 10 7,980
2016 10 8,020
2015 7 10,364
2014 11 7,432
2013 5 13,606
2012 < 5 --
2011 < 5 --
2010 < 5 --
2009 6 12,138
2008 < 5 --
2007 5 13,945
2006 < 5 --
2005 < 5 --
2004 < 5 --
2003 < 5 --
2002 < 5 --
2001 5 11,906
2000 < 5 --
1999 < 5 --
1998 < 5 --
1997 < 5 --
1996 < 5 --
1995 < 5 --
1994 < 5 --
1993 < 5 --
1992 < 5 --
1991 < 5 --
1990 < 5 --
1989 < 5 --
1988 < 5 --
1987 < 5 --
1986 < 5 --
1985 < 5 --
1984 < 5 --
1983 < 5 --
1982 < 5 --
1981 < 5 --
1980 < 5 --
1979 < 5 --
1978 < 5 --
1977 < 5 --
1976 < 5 --
1975 < 5 --
1974 < 5 --
1973 < 5 --
1972 < 5 --
1971 < 5 --
1970 < 5 --
1969 < 5 --
1968 < 5 --
1967 < 5 --
1966 < 5 --
1965 < 5 --
1964 < 5 --
1963 5 4,498
1962 < 5 --
1961 < 5 --
1960 < 5 --
1959 < 5 --
1958 < 5 --
1957 < 5 --
1956 < 5 --
1955 < 5 --
1954 < 5 --
1953 < 5 --
1952 5 4,145
1951 < 5 --
1950 5 4,090
1949 < 5 --
1948 < 5 --
1947 < 5 --
1946 < 5 --
1945 < 5 --
1944 < 5 --
1943 < 5 --
1942 < 5 --
1941 < 5 --
1940 < 5 --
1939 < 5 --
1938 < 5 --
1937 < 5 --
1936 < 5 --
1935 < 5 --
1934 5 4,105
1933 6 3,560
1932 7 3,304
1931 5 4,214
1930 < 5 --
1929 5 4,431
1928 13 2,364
1927 11 2,669
1926 8 3,323
1925 16 2,066
1924 7 3,785
1923 12 2,578
1922 9 3,194
1921 < 5 --
1920 12 2,577
1919 13 2,364
1918 7 3,637
1917 6 3,889
1916 13 2,239
1915 15 1,949
1914 11 2,077
1913 9 2,059
1912 < 5 --
1911 5 1,942
1910 < 5 --
1909 6 1,414
1908 < 5 --
1907 < 5 --
1906 6 1,220
1905 < 5 --
1904 < 5 --
1903 < 5 --
1902 < 5 --
1901 < 5 --
1900 < 5 --
1899 < 5 --
1898 < 5 --
1897 < 5 --
1896 < 5 --
1895 < 5 --
1894 < 5 --
1893 < 5 --
1892 < 5 --
1891 < 5 --
1890 6 975
1889 < 5 --
1888 5 1,152
1887 < 5 --
1886 < 5 --
1885 < 5 --
1884 < 5 --
1883 < 5 --
1882 < 5 --
1881 < 5 --
1880 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.