boy's name

Reade

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 144

Reade is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2016 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1970, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1956.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Reade over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2016, not a full ten years.

53
'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Reade by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1950s 5
1960s 7
1970s 53
1980s 21
1990s 28
2000s 10
2010s (to 2016) 17

How popular is Reade?

In 2016, Reade was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Reade is used

England & Wales #3,466 3 in 1999
United States #10,152 7 in 2016

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Reade

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Reade also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Reade over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Reade

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Reade — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Reade

How popular is the name Reade?

In 2016, Reade was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Reade a girl's or a boy's name?

Reade is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Reade?

Reade has 1 syllable.

When was Reade most popular?

Reade peaked in 1970, when 10 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.