Radford vs Rad

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

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Radford

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Name B

Rad

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Metric Radford Rad
Current Rank Unranked #6896
Total Births (all years) 1,204 214
Peak Year 1935 2023
Peak Year Births 26 17
Peak Decade 1920s 2020s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1885 1948

Births by Decade

Decade Radford Rad
1880s 5 -
1890s 10 -
1900s 15 -
1910s 113 -
1920s 182 -
1930s 150 -
1940s 151 5
1950s 178 24
1960s 149 28
1970s 87 15
1980s 48 19
1990s 27 6
2010s 58 43
2020s 31 74

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Radford Rad
2014 6 7
2015 8 -
2016 8 7
2017 5 7
2018 6 -
2019 6 10
2020 6 13
2021 6 12
2022 7 11
2023 6 17
2024 - 12
2025 6 9

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, 1885–2025.

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