Recorded 1972–1979 Girls' name Peak 1974 108 births

Radiah — girls' name

108 babies named Radiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s108
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Radiah was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

42 babies were named Radiah in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Radiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 108 babies named Radiah between 1972 and 1979, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Radiah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Radiah performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Radiah in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Radiah 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 108 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.

Radiah at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

108

Since 1972

8 years of records

Peak year

1974

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1972

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1979

Radiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1972

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1974)
42
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
01020304050 197919771975197419731972 6

Radiah by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
108 births that decade — 100% of Radiah's all-time total
1970s108

Radiah by state

Where Radiah concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Radiah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
6 5.6%
#2 California
5 4.6%
#3 Georgia
5 4.6%
#4 New Jersey
5 4.6%
Pennsylvania share of Radiah's total US births 5.6%
Even split

6 of 108 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Radiah?
108 babies have been named Radiah since 1972. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1974 with 42 births.
When was Radiah most popular?
Radiah was most popular in the 1970s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Radiah most popular?
The top states for the name Radiah are Pennsylvania (6 births), California (5 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Radiah been used?
Radiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 8 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Radiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Radhika, Radha, Rada, Radonna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1972–1979 (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.