Boys' name · since 2006

Raidan

Raidan has 79 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#19,025 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#11,392 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
79
born since 2006
2010s
peak decade

79 babies have been named Raidan since 2006, making it today's #11392 boys' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raidan has been recorded 79 times among boys since 2006, currently ranked #11392 nationally and more common than 18% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.

  • #19,025 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #11,392 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 79 born since 2006
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raidan ranks #19,025 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,392 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 79 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.

#19,025 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#11,392 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
79
born since 2006
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%18.2%
Raidan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Raidan's 79 recorded births place it above 58.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Raidan compares

79 22nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Raidan's all-time total is 79% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Raidan Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 79 369 358,536
Peak-year births 9 34 22,252

Raidan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Raidan splits its recorded history at 2017: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Raidan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
9
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
45678910 200620092013201420152016201720182021202320242025 6

Raidan by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (39 births, 49% of the file).

2010s was Raidan's strongest decade.

39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Raidan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 39 births (49% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raidan?
Since 2006, Social Security records show 79 babies named Raidan. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #19,025 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #11,392 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2014, with 9 births.
Where does Raidan sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raidan ranks #19,025 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,392 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Raidan most popular?
Raidan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Raidan been used?
Raidan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 20 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Raidan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raiden, Rainer, Rain, Rainier, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Raidan's data

  • Raidan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 2020s (28) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Raidan

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Raidan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2006–2025 (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 Raidan 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.