boy's name
Rad
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 3
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 214
Rad is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2023, when 17 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1948.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Rad over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 24 |
| 1960s | 28 |
| 1970s | 15 |
| 1980s | 19 |
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2010s | 43 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 74 |
How popular is Rad?
In 2025, Rad was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Rad
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Rad also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rad over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Rad
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rad — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Rad
How popular is the name Rad?
In 2025, Rad was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Rad a girl's or a boy's name?
Rad is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Rad?
Rad has 1 syllable.
When was Rad most popular?
Rad peaked in 2023, when 17 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Rad a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rad currently ranks #8,898 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.