Boys' name · since 1959
Rade
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 19 babies named Rade, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,478 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 19
- born since 1959
- 1950s
- peak decade
19 boys have been named Rade since 1959, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Rade has 19 recorded births among boys since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 1975.
- #29,478 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 19 born since 1959
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rade ranks #29,478 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 1959, peaking in the 1950s.
- #29,478 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 19
- born since 1959
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rade's 19 recorded births place it above 35.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rade's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rade's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1959 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rade popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1975
- Peak year (1959)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1975.
19 total births across 17 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1959 with 7 births in a single year.
Rade by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (7 births, 37% of the file).
1950s was Rade's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Rade births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
7 births
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 7 births (37% of all-time use).
Rade decade highlights
- Peak decade 7 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Rade's data
- Rade's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1970s (6) -- 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 Rade: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1959–1975 (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 Rade 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.
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