Given name & surname
Reade
“a red-haired lady”·“a red-haired man; one who lives near the reeds”·“a red-haired man”
Reade is a variant of Reed. One English interpretation is “a red-haired lady.” Reade is a variant of Reid. One English interpretation is “a red-haired man; one who lives near the reeds.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Reade is a variant of Reed. One English interpretation is “a red-haired lady.” Reade is a variant of Reid. One English interpretation is “a red-haired man; one who lives near the reeds.” Reade is a variant of Red. One American interpretation is “a red-haired man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Reade is a variant of Reed. An origin associated with Reed is English. Reade is a variant of Reid. An origin associated with Reid is Old English. Reade is a variant of Red. An origin associated with Red is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1956. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Reade through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 141
- 141 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 299 as a first name in 2020; 1,392 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Reade’s family of names
Reade has a related form in Reid. Reade has a related form in Reed. Reade has a related form in Red.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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