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Ridge

Pronounced R IH1 JH (ARPABET)

  • 1 syllable
  • Peaked 2023
  • 77 years in use
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How popular is Ridge?

Ridge is a boys' name, and first appears in 1948. It has been given to 7,337 children — the 1,270th most common boys' name on record.

It is climbing hard: about three times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2023, when 599 children were given it.

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2023Boys: 599Girls: 0

Characteristics

  • 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
R IH1 JH
Stress pattern:
1
Syllables:
1

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Ridge

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Ridge

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Ridge?
Ridge ranks 1,270th among boys' names in US records, with 7,337 births since 1948. Over the past decade it accounts for 4,245.
Is Ridge a unisex name?
No. Ridge is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Ridge most popular?
2023, when 599 children were given the name. It has been in use for 77 years and is still recorded as of 2024.