Ridge
Ridge is a boy name of English origin, meaning From the mountain crest.
What Ridge means
From the mountain crest.
Ridge sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Ridge comes from
English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.
Ridge is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Ridge?
Ridge does not currently chart in the top 100 boy names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Ridge
Ridge spans Earth and the natural world, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Ridge
These share Ridge's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Bradley — Broad meadow.
- Camden — Winding valley.
- Canyon — A deep gorge in the earth.
- Dale — From the valley.
- Heath — The open moorland.
- Holden — From the deep valley.
- Landon — From the long hill.
- Stanley — Dweller by the stony meadow.
- Bryn — Hill; a high mound.
- Glen — From the valley.
- Logan — From the little hollow.
- Avani — The earth.
More English names
- Reign — Sovereign rule; royal power.
- River — A flowing body of water.
- Reginald — Counsel power; a wise ruler.
- Robin — The bright songbird.
- Reed — Red-haired; the riverside reed.
- Roscoe — From the deer forest.
- Raven — The wise black bird.
- Royalty — Of royal rank; majesty.
- Rain — Falling water; a blessing.
- Royce — Son of the king; rose.