Rader vs Radford

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

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Rader

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Radford

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Metric Rader Radford
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 37 1,198
Peak Year 1921 1935
Peak Year Births 6 26
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1920 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Rader Radford
1880ss — 5
1890ss — 10
1900ss — 15
1910ss — 113
1920ss 21 182
1930ss 6 150
1940ss — 151
1950ss — 178
1960ss — 149
1970ss — 87
1980ss — 48
1990ss — 27
2000ss 5 —
2010ss — 58
2020ss 5 25

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rader Radford
2014 — 6
2015 — 8
2016 — 8
2017 — 5
2018 — 6
2019 — 6
2020 — 6
2021 5 6
2022 — 7
2023 — 6

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, 1920–2021.

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