Masculine dossier · first seen 1948

Ridge

Rising Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2023
Peak births
599
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1948Peak 20232025
peak 2023 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Ridge

How many people are named Ridge?

An estimated 7,790 living Americans are named Ridge.

How rare is Ridge?

Ridge is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 566 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 5.5% from its 2023 peak.

How old is the typical Ridge?

The median age of a living American named Ridge is approximately 8 years, with most bearers falling between 4 and 20 years old.

Is Ridge still popular?

Yes — Ridge is currently rising in popularity, with 566 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 3.3× higher than the previous decade.

Where is Ridge most common?

Ridge has its strongest geographic signal in Utah, where it appeared 6.5× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.

Peak year
2023
Decline from peak
5.5%
2025
566
All-time
7,893

Ridge spread fast — broke out in Idaho, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Utah (2019) and ran high in 15 states within a decade.

Broke out: Idaho, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Utah, 2019 · over-represented in 15 states over 5 years

Alabama: broke out 2021 AL Alaska: no breakout AK Arizona: no breakout AZ Arkansas: broke out 2021 AR California: no breakout CA Colorado: no breakout CO Connecticut: no breakout CT Delaware: no breakout DE District of Columbia: no breakout DC Florida: no breakout FL Georgia: broke out 2021 GA Hawaii: no breakout HI Idaho: broke out 2019 ID Illinois: no breakout IL Indiana: no breakout IN Iowa: no breakout IA Kansas: broke out 2022 KS Kentucky: broke out 2024 KY Louisiana: broke out 2019 LA Maine: no breakout ME Maryland: no breakout MD Massachusetts: no breakout MA Michigan: no breakout MI Minnesota: no breakout MN Mississippi: no breakout MS Missouri: broke out 2019 MO Montana: broke out 2022 MT Nebraska: broke out 2022 NE Nevada: no breakout NV New Hampshire: no breakout NH New Jersey: no breakout NJ New Mexico: no breakout NM New York: no breakout NY North Carolina: no breakout NC North Dakota: no breakout ND Ohio: no breakout OH Oklahoma: broke out 2019 OK Oregon: no breakout OR Pennsylvania: no breakout PA Rhode Island: no breakout RI South Carolina: broke out 2023 SC South Dakota: no breakout SD Tennessee: broke out 2019 TN Texas: no breakout TX Utah: broke out 2019 UT Vermont: no breakout VT Virginia: no breakout VA Washington: no breakout WA West Virginia: no breakout WV Wisconsin: broke out 2023 WI Wyoming: no breakout WY