US rank #11347 Girls' name Peak 1988 298 births

Radiance — #11347 US girls' name

298 babies named Radiance in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s541990s692000s532010s782020s44
#11347
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Radiance was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

27 babies were named Radiance in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Radiance

The Social Security Administration has registered 298 babies named Radiance between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Radiance currently holds the #11347 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Radiance performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Radiance shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Radiance 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 298 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.

Radiance at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

298

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

1988

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,347

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Radiance popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1988)
27
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
051015202530 202420192015201120031996199219881982 10

Radiance by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
78 births that decade — 26% of Radiance's all-time total
1980s541990s692000s532010s782020s44

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Radiance?
298 babies have been named Radiance since 1982. It currently ranks #11347 among girls. The peak year was 1988 with 27 births.
When was Radiance most popular?
Radiance was most popular in the 2010s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Radiance been used?
Radiance has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Radiance?
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.

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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, 1982–2024 (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.