Recorded 1920–2021 Boys' name Peak 1921 37 births

Rader — boys' name

37 babies named Rader in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s211930s62000s52020s5
1920s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Rader was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

6 babies were named Rader in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rader

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Rader between 1920 and 2021, spanning 102 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rader currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rader performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rader shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rader 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 37 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.

Rader at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

37

Since 1920

102 years of records

Peak year

1921

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1920

Recorded for 102 years

Last year on file: 2021

Rader popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1920

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1921)
6
Annual births at peak — across 102 years of records
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Rader by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
21 births that decade — 57% of Rader's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rader?
37 babies have been named Rader since 1920. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1921 with 6 births.
When was Rader most popular?
Rader was most popular in the 1920s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Rader been used?
Rader has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 102 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Rader?
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, 1920–2021 (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.