How Many People Are Named Redding?
An estimated 317 people in the United States have the first name Redding. It is predominantly male (96.6%). The average bearer is 8 years old, and Redding peaked in popularity in 2016 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Redding as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Redding paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
317
About 1 in 1,081,244 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
96.6% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2016
38 births
Total Registered
324
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Redding
Redding is predominantly male (96.6%), though 11 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Redding as a male name
Ranked #4,828 in 2024
21 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (33 births)
Redding as a female name
Ranked #15,527 in 2017
6 female births in 2017
Peak: 2017 (6 births)
Redding: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Redding span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 196 babies were registered. While Redding is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Redding by Decade
How has Redding tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Redding by State
Redding + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Redding as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Redding: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Redding?
We estimate approximately 317 people named Redding are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,081,244 Americans share this first name.
Is Redding a common name?
Redding is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 324 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Redding most popular?
Redding reached peak popularity in 2016, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Redding is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Redding a male name?
Redding is predominantly male. 96.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Redding Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Redding Smith, Redding Johnson, Redding Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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