How Many People Are Named Rad?
An estimated 191 people in the United States have the first name Rad. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Rad peaked in popularity in 2023 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rad as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rad paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
191
About 1 in 1,794,525 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2023
17 births
Total Registered
205
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rad
Rad is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 205 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rad as a male name
Ranked #7,132 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (17 births)
Rad: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rad span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 65 babies were registered. Rad remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Rad by Decade
How has Rad tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rad by State
Rad + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rad as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rad
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rad: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rad?
We estimate approximately 191 people named Rad are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,794,525 Americans share this first name.
Is Rad a common name?
Rad is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 205 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rad most popular?
Rad reached peak popularity in 2023, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rad is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rad a male name?
Rad is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rad Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rad Smith, Rad Johnson, Rad Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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