How Many People Are Named Ridge?
An estimated 7,242 people in the United States have the first name Ridge. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Ridge peaked in popularity in 2023 with 599 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ridge 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 Ridge paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ridge is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
7,242
About 1 in 47,329 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2023
599 births
Total Registered
7,337
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ridge
Ridge is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 7,337 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Ridge as a male name
Ranked #528 in 2024
563 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (599 births)
Ridge as a female name
Ranked #8,424 in 2022
13 female births in 2022
Peak: 2022 (13 births)
Ridge: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ridge span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 2,671 babies were registered. Ridge remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ridge by Decade
How has Ridge 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.
Ridge by State
Birth registrations for Ridge span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Utah, Georgia. The lowest are in New Mexico, Wyoming, Minnesota. On average, about 130 Ridges were registered per state.
Ridge + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ridge as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ridge
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ridge: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ridge?
We estimate approximately 7,242 people named Ridge 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 47,329 Americans share this first name.
Is Ridge a common name?
Ridge is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,337 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ridge most popular?
Ridge reached peak popularity in 2023, when 599 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ridge is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ridge a male name?
Ridge is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ridge Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ridge Smith, Ridge Johnson, Ridge 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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