Girl Names of Red theme

Red names for baby girls, with 112 entries. Red is one of three basic primary colors from which every other hue is derived. ‘Red’ names for girls share its intense and striking characteristic, and was originally given to girls to liken them to beautiful rubies. In East Asian culture, the color red is associated with prosperity and favor. One of the most popular red names, Scarlett, was adapted from a surname which was originally to given to tradespeople of red-colored textiles.

Red names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1911 with 1.135% of baby girls being given Red names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 9 Red names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, and they are of modest use in recent times. In 2018, their total usage was 0.410% with 6 Red names listed among the top 1000, appearing with somewhat increasing regularity in the recent decade. Among all Red names, Ruby (English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #74 and a usage of 0.1924%.