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Ridge

Ridge holds the #529 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 566 newborn boys in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #625 in 2020 to #529 today. Its strongest year on record was 2023 (#505 nationally, 599 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1948. The name's biggest fan base is in Wyoming (#64 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#529
among boy names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#505
in 2023 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
566
boys named Ridge

Ridge popularity, 1880–2025

0.009%0.019%0.028%0.038%18801900192019401960198020002020#505 in 2023
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2023

Where Ridge is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Ridge in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Ridge in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ridge in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ridge in 2025NH—Washington: #529 (13 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)WA#529Idaho: #97 (25 boys, 0.29% of boys born 2025)ID#97Montana: #127 (10 boys, 0.27% of boys born 2025)MT#127North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ridge in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Ridge in 2025MN—Wisconsin: #437 (11 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)WI#437Michigan: #601 (13 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)MI#601New York: fewer than 5 boys named Ridge in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Ridge in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ridge in 2025RI—Oregon: #263 (16 boys, 0.11% of boys born 2025)OR#263Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Ridge in 2025NV—Wyoming: #64 (7 boys, 0.64% of boys born 2025)WY#64South Dakota: #127 (10 boys, 0.26% of boys born 2025)SD#127Iowa: #310 (12 boys, 0.09% of boys born 2025)IA#310Illinois: #752 (11 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IL#752Indiana: #668 (9 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)IN#668Ohio: #577 (17 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)OH#577Pennsylvania: #631 (14 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)PA#631New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Ridge in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ridge in 2025CT—California: #1040 (20 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1040Utah: #158 (34 boys, 0.17% of boys born 2025)UT#158Colorado: #501 (11 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)CO#501Nebraska: #244 (10 boys, 0.11% of boys born 2025)NE#244Missouri: #291 (23 boys, 0.08% of boys born 2025)MO#291Kentucky: #345 (14 boys, 0.07% of boys born 2025)KY#345West Virginia: #330 (5 boys, 0.08% of boys born 2025)WV#330Virginia: #408 (19 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)VA#408Maryland: #809 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MD#809Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ridge in 2025DE—Arizona: #594 (11 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)AZ#594New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Ridge in 2025NM—Kansas: #246 (15 boys, 0.11% of boys born 2025)KS#246Arkansas: #247 (14 boys, 0.11% of boys born 2025)AR#247Tennessee: #299 (29 boys, 0.08% of boys born 2025)TN#299North Carolina: #539 (18 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)NC#539South Carolina: #501 (9 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)SC#501District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ridge in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #328 (14 boys, 0.08% of boys born 2025)OK#328Louisiana: #314 (16 boys, 0.08% of boys born 2025)LA#314Mississippi: #333 (9 boys, 0.08% of boys born 2025)MS#333Alabama: #301 (18 boys, 0.08% of boys born 2025)AL#301Georgia: #499 (21 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)GA#499Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ridge in 2025HI—Texas: #723 (38 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)TX#723Florida: #1009 (13 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1009
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Wyoming (#64), Idaho (#97), Montana (#127)

Uniqueness score

42/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Ridge in the most recent year of SSA data.

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