Total births
17
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.
- 17
- total births
- 1922–1983
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that 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.
- 17 total births
- 1922–1983 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 71% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
17 boys have been named Rd since 1922, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1983.
- 17
- total births
- 1922–1983
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
71% of everyone ever named Rd was born in this single decade.
1922
Single peak year
6 babies were named Rd in 1922 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1983Peak year
1922
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1922
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
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rd? ▼
Rd has been given to 17 babies in the U.S. since 1922, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1983. 6 babies were born in 1922, its single highest year.
When was Rd most popular? ▼
Rd was most popular in the 1920s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Rd been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Rd since 1922 -- 62 years through the most recent 1983 data.
What to do with Rd's data
- 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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rd: Baby Name Since 1922 - 17 Births, Peak 1922." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rd. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 July 2026.