Boys' name · since 1918
Rc
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 96 babies named Rc, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,716 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 96
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rc is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 96 have been recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Rc recorded 96 times among boys since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2008.
- #17,716 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 96 born since 1918
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rc ranks #17,716 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 96 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,716 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 96
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rc's 96 recorded births place it above 61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rc's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rc splits its recorded history at 1941: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rc popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2008
- Peak year (1918)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Rc by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (21 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Rc's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Rc births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
21 births
- 1930s
1930s
16 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 21 births (22% of all-time use).
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What to do with Rc's data
- Rc's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 2000s (17) -- 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 Rc
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rc: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~90 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, 1918–2008 (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 Rc 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.