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 1,204
Peak Year 1921 1935
Peak Year Births 6 26
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1920 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Rader Radford
1880s - 5
1890s - 10
1900s - 15
1910s - 113
1920s 21 182
1930s 6 150
1940s - 151
1950s - 178
1960s - 149
1970s - 87
1980s - 48
1990s - 27
2000s 5 -
2010s - 58
2020s 5 31

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
2025 - 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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