Radu vs Radford

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

Name A

Radu

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Name B

Radford

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Metric Radu Radford
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 30 1,204
Peak Year 1976 1935
Peak Year Births 5 26
Peak Decade 2000s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1976 1885

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Radu Radford
2014 - 6
2015 - 8
2016 - 8
2017 - 5
2018 - 6
2019 - 6
2020 - 6
2021 - 6
2022 5 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, 1976–2022.

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