Boys' name · since 1922
Rd
Rd has 17 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,365 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
17 boys have been named Rd since 1922, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rd has been recorded 17 times among boys since 1922, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1983.
- #30,365 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 17 born since 1922
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rd ranks #30,365 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1922, peaking in the 1920s.
- #30,365 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rd's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rd's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rd's full recorded timeline at 1925, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rd popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1983
- Peak year (1922)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Rd by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (12 births, 71% of the file).
1920s was Rd's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Rd births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).
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- Rd's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- 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 Rd
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rd: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1922–1983 (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 Rd 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.