Girls' name · since 1893
Rada
464 babies named Rada in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,405 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 464
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rada is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 464 have been recorded since 1893.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rada has been recorded 464 times among girls since 1893, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2024.
- #12,405 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 464 born since 1893
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rada ranks #12,405 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 464 born since 1893, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,405 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 464
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rada's 464 recorded births place it above 82.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rada's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rada splits its recorded history at 1936: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1897 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rada popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2024
- Peak year (1921)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 132 years of records
Rada by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (93 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Rada's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Rada births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 23
1900s
23 births
- 1910s
1910s
78 births
- 1920s
1920s
93 births
- 1930s
1930s
80 births
- 1940s
1940s
41 births
- 1950s 36
1950s
36 births
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 93 births (20% of all-time use).
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- Rada's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (93 total births) through the 2020s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rada: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~131 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, 1893–2024 (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 Rada 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.