Given name & surname · also Norse
Rutledge
“from the red ledge”·“from the root ledge”
Rutledge is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “from the red ledge” and “from the root ledge”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “from the red ledge” and “from the root ledge”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rutledge through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 324
- 324 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,783 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −14%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,783 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 24 in 2014. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 293 as a first name in 2020; 25,388 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.
Rutledge’s family of names
Rutledge has a related form in Rootledge. Rutledge has a related form in Rotledge. Rutledge has a related form in Routledge.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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