Rad is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 2023 and remains in steady use.
Rad is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,758 for boy births in the United States (and #18,146 across all names), given to 9 babies. Rad first appears in 1948 and peaked in 2023 (17 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | #8,758 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | #7,162 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | #5,612 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | #7,626 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | #7,000 |
| 2020 | 13 | 13 | #6,542 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | #8,071 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | #10,513 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | #10,475 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | #10,461 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | #11,817 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | #11,922 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #8,550 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #8,922 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #5,944 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #5,602 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #6,613 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #6,099 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #5,476 |
| 1968 | 8 | — | #3,303 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #4,405 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | #3,934 |
| 1963 | 9 | — | #3,003 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #4,416 |
| 1955 | 7 | — | #3,429 |
| 1954 | 6 | — | #3,732 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | #3,649 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | #4,067 |