Ridge: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “ridge”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- RIJ · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys
An English surname and place-name used as a given name, from the landscape word for a long narrow hilltop or raised ground.
How popular is Ridge?
Babies named Ridge in 2024563
2024 rank#528 boys
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 18807,337
Ridge is rising: use over the last five years is 4.0× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Ridge
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Ridge questions
What does the name Ridge mean?
Ridge means "ridge". It comes from English. An English surname and place-name used as a given name, from the landscape word for a long narrow hilltop or raised ground.
Is Ridge a boy or girl name?
Ridge is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Ridge?
563 US babies were named Ridge in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Ridge?
Ridge is usually pronounced RIJ.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.