Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Redd isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Redd through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 138
- 138 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,725 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +41%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,725 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 40.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 226 as a first name in 2020; 12,666 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.
Redd’s family of names
Redd may belong to the same name family as RREDD. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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