How Many People Are Named Radek?
An estimated 175 people in the United States have the first name Radek. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Radek peaked in popularity in 2009 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Radek 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 Radek paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
175
About 1 in 1,958,596 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2009
17 births
Total Registered
177
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Radek
Radek is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 177 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Radek as a male name
Ranked #8,759 in 2023
9 male births in 2023
Peak: 2009 (17 births)
Radek: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Radek span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 82 babies were registered. While Radek is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Radek by Decade
How has Radek 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.
Radek + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Radek as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Radek: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Radek?
We estimate approximately 175 people named Radek 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 1,958,596 Americans share this first name.
Is Radek a common name?
Radek is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 177 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Radek most popular?
Radek reached peak popularity in 2009, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Radek is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Radek a male name?
Radek is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Radek Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Radek Smith, Radek Johnson, Radek 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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