Boys' name · since 2003
Arad
163 babies named Arad in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,194 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,499 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 163
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Arad is the #7499 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 163 recorded since 2003.
Arad has 163 recorded births among boys since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7499 as of the latest data, more common than 46% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #14,194 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,499 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 163 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arad ranks #14,194 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,499 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 163 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,194 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,499 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 163
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arad's 163 recorded births place it above 68.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Arad compares
163 34th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Arad's all-time total is 56% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 163 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arad's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Arad by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (92 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Arad's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Arad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
92 births
- 2020s
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 92 births (56% of all-time use).
Arad by state
Where Arad concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 3.7% |
11 of 163 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Arad's data
- Arad's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (92 total births) through the 2020s (45) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Arads (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~22 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2003–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Arad draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.