Read
1 syllable
♂ Male ◎ English / Scottish ◈ 1 syllable
"A Person With Red Hair"

From English / Scottish

A Person With Red Hair Read more about the origin of this name below ↓

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Read at a glance
MeaningA Person With Red Hair
OriginEnglish / Scottish
GenderMale
Syllables1
NumerologyLife Path 1
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Origin & history of Read
1
English / Scottish roots
Read comes from the English / Scottish tradition, meaning A Person With Red Hair.
How popular is Read?
1949 peak year
The name Read reached its peak in 1949, with 14 registrations (ranked #2098). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1914, roughly 35 years before its peak. Since then, the name has largely fallen out of use. Across all years on record, approximately 308 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
14 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,098)
308 All-time total
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Read
1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
🌟Natural leader
Independent
🔥Ambitious
💎Original thinker
R9
E5
A1
D4
Sum: 19 → Life path 1
Personality of Read
🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
💡
Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
🔑
Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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