Boys' name · since 1950
Radames
819 babies named Radames in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,821 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 819
- born since 1950
- 1970s
- peak decade
819 boys have been named Radames since 1950, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Radames has been recorded 819 times among boys since 1950, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2023.
- #5,821 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 819 born since 1950
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Radames ranks #5,821 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 819 born since 1950, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,821 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 819
- born since 1950
- 1970s
- peak decade
Radames's 819 recorded births place it above 87.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Radames's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Radames splits its recorded history at 1982: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1950 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Radames popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2023
- Peak year (1971)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Radames by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (221 births, 27% of the file).
1970s was Radames's strongest decade.
221 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Radames births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 81
1950s
81 births
- 1960s
1960s
155 births
- 1970s
1970s
221 births
- 1980s
1980s
142 births
- 1990s
1990s
118 births
- 2000s 53
2000s
53 births
- 2010s 36
2010s
36 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 221 births (27% of all-time use).
How Radames compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Radames's total volume
Radames by state
Where Radames concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 333 | 40.7% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 13 | 1.6% |
333 of 819 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Radames's decade-level peak was the 1970s (221 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Radamess (333 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Radames: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1950–2023 (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 Radames 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.