Recorded 1982–2003 Boys' name Peak 1982 38 births

Rachad — boys' name

38 babies named Rachad in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s222000s5
1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Rachad was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

6 babies were named Rachad in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rachad

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Rachad between 1982 and 2003, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rachad currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rachad performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rachad shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rachad in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 38 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rachad at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

38

Since 1982

22 years of records

Peak year

1982

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1982

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2003

Rachad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1982

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1982)
6
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.5 2003199519931992199019841982 6

Rachad by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
22 births that decade — 58% of Rachad's all-time total
1980s111990s222000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rachad?
38 babies have been named Rachad since 1982. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1982 with 6 births.
When was Rachad most popular?
Rachad was most popular in the 1990s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Rachad been used?
Rachad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 22 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Rachad?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rachel, Race, Rachael, Rachit, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.