Red
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning red-haired or ruddy complexion.
Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Red by the numbers
Red was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 16 babies in 1925, making it a 1920s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Red. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Reidred; ruddy-complexioned1,286 in the US (2017)
- Reedred-haired or one who lives by reeds872 in the US (2017)
- Rexking217 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reyking; a form of Reyes377 in the US (2017)
- Renbenevolence; lotus93 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reispirit or soul; also a Portuguese coin62 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Red
Names that are said the same way as Red, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Reddred; ruddy complexioned3 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean red
Like Red, each of these has red in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Roryred king1,760 in England and Wales (2025)
- Russellred-haired; russet-colored782 in the US (2017)
- Flynndescendant of Flann the red218 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ridleyred clearing; a place name used as given name145 in the US (2017)
- Carminecrimson red; derived from carminatus125 in the US (2017)