Recorded 2003–2023 Boys' name Peak 2009 177 births

Radek — boys' name

177 babies named Radek in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s622010s822020s33
2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Radek was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

17 babies were named Radek in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Radek

The Social Security Administration has registered 177 babies named Radek between 2003 and 2023, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Radek currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Radek performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Radek shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Radek 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 177 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.

Radek at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

177

Since 2003

21 years of records

Peak year

2009

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2003

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2023

Radek popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2003

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
17
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
05101520 2023202020162013201020072003 9

Radek by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
82 births that decade — 46% of Radek's all-time total
2000s622010s822020s33

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Radek?
177 babies have been named Radek since 2003. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2009 with 17 births.
When was Radek most popular?
Radek was most popular in the 2010s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Radek been used?
Radek has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 21 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Radek?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Radley, Radford, Radames, Rad, 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, 2003–2023 (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.