Reddington
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RED-ing-tun
- Origin
- English
Reddington is a boys' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Reddington mean?
English: English surname, probably from a place name
Raymond 'Red' Reddington is the fugitive criminal played by James Spader in the TV series The Blacklist.
Is Reddington a girl's or a boy's name?
Reddington is a boys' name.
How popular is Reddington in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2018, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 2014.
Half of all the boys named Reddington in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Reddington in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
Nicknames for Reddington
Names like Reddington
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anderson Harrison Emerson Jefferson Judson Lawson Watson Royal Solomon Wilson Dutton Fletcher
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Reddington: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/reddington, updated 20 October 2026.