Given name & surname
Ridge
“woman from the ridge”·“one who lives near the ridge”
Ridge is a variant of Rigg. Interpretations include “woman from the ridge” (English) and “one who lives near the ridge” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ridge is a variant of Rigg. Interpretations include “woman from the ridge” (English) and “one who lives near the ridge” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ridge is a variant of Rigg. An origin associated with Rigg is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1948. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ridge through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,911
- 7,893 boys · 18 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 599 babies
- 2025
- 571
- #530 for boys · #16,754 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +57%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 566 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 530 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 56.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 5 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (38). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,343 as a first name in 2020; 6,676 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.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ridge
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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