Rad vs Radford

Side-by-side comparison of Rad and Radford — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Rad

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Radford

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Metric Rad Radford
Current Rank #6873 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 205 1,198
Peak Year 2023 1935
Peak Year Births 17 26
Peak Decade 2020ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1948 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Rad Radford
1880ss — 5
1890ss — 10
1900ss — 15
1910ss — 113
1920ss — 182
1930ss — 150
1940ss 5 151
1950ss 24 178
1960ss 28 149
1970ss 15 87
1980ss 19 48
1990ss 6 27
2010ss 43 58
2020ss 65 25

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rad Radford
2014 7 6
2015 — 8
2016 7 8
2017 7 5
2018 — 6
2019 10 6
2020 13 6
2021 12 6
2022 11 7
2023 17 6
2024 12 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1948–2024.

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