boy's name
Redding
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 347
Redding is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2016, when 38 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 144,155 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1922.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Redding over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 2000s | 13 |
| 2010s | 196 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 133 |
How popular is Redding?
In 2025, Redding was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
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 Redding
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Redding also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Redding over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Redding
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Redding — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Redding
How popular is the name Redding?
In 2025, Redding was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Redding a girl's or a boy's name?
Redding is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Redding?
Redding has 2 syllables.
When was Redding most popular?
Redding peaked in 2016, when 38 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Redding a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Redding currently ranks #4,488 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.