Rad
Boy name · Persian origin
Rad meaning
Rad is a Persian name for boys that means generous, selfless, free, wise.
Rad at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Persian
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- ردAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #6,811 in 2024
- Meaning themes
Rad popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1963 | #2,858 | 9 |
| 2020 | #6,293 | 13 |
| 2024 | #6,811 | 12 |
All 27 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1952 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1954 | #3,452 | 6 |
| 1955 | #3,200 | 7 |
| 1957 | #3,995 | 5 |
| 1963 | #2,858 | 9 |
| 1964 | #3,602 | 6 |
| 1967 | #3,968 | 5 |
| 1968 | #3,107 | 8 |
| 1971 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1975 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1977 | #5,844 | 5 |
| 1985 | #5,147 | 7 |
| 1987 | #5,459 | 7 |
| 1989 | #7,906 | 5 |
| 1994 | #7,770 | 6 |
| 2012 | #10,768 | 6 |
| 2013 | #10,726 | 6 |
| 2014 | #9,639 | 7 |
| 2016 | #9,662 | 7 |
| 2017 | #9,692 | 7 |
| 2019 | #7,642 | 10 |
| 2020 | #6,293 | 13 |
| 2021 | #6,694 | 12 |
| 2022 | #7,260 | 11 |
| 2023 | #5,462 | 17 |
| 2024 | #6,811 | 12 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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