Ridge

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?

2024169 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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.

  • JackGod is gracious · English
  • Hudsonson of Hudd · English
  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • Cartercart driver · English
  • Wyattbrave in war · English
  • Maverickindependent person · English
  • Masonstoneworker · English
  • Graysonson of the steward · English

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.