Recorded 1984–1997 Boys' name Peak 1989 49 births

Radhames — boys' name

49 babies named Radhames in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s191990s30
1990s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Radhames was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

8 babies were named Radhames in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Radhames

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Radhames between 1984 and 1997, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Radhames currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Radhames performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Radhames shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Radhames in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Radhames 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 49 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.

Radhames at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

49

Since 1984

14 years of records

Peak year

1989

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1984

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1997

Radhames popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1984

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1989)
8
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
456789 19971996199319911990198919881984 5

Radhames by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
30 births that decade — 61% of Radhames's all-time total
1980s191990s30

Radhames by state

Where Radhames concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Radhames
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
20 40.8%
New York share of Radhames's total US births 40.8%

20 of 49 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Radhames?
49 babies have been named Radhames since 1984. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1989 with 8 births.
When was Radhames most popular?
Radhames was most popular in the 1990s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Radhames most popular?
The top states for the name Radhames are New York (20 births).
How long has the name Radhames been used?
Radhames has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 14 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Radhames?
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, 1984–1997 (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.