Boys' name · since 1920
Rader
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 37 babies named Rader, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,373 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
37 boys have been named Rader since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rader has been recorded 37 times among boys since 1920, though it is not among the currently most-used boys 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 1920 to 2021.
- #24,373 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 37 born since 1920
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rader ranks #24,373 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.
- #24,373 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rader's 37 recorded births place it above 46.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rader's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rader's full recorded timeline at 1923, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rader popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2021
- Peak year (1921)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Rader by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (21 births, 57% of the file).
1920s was Rader's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Rader births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
21 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 21 births (57% of all-time use).
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What to do with Rader's data
- Rader's decade-level peak was the 1920s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rader: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1920–2021 (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 Rader 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.