Radford
Radford was the 11680th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 1065th; the most babies were born in 1935 (26). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,311 places. More babies were named Radford in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,680 boys, down 13 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 193526 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,204babies recorded
Radford popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,680 | 6 |
| 2020 | #11,667 | 6 |
| 2010 | #11,844 | 6 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #6,983 | 7 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #2,600 | 14 |
| 1960 | #2,509 | 12 |
| 1950 | #2,007 | 15 |
| 1940 | #2,631 | 9 |
| 1930 | #2,151 | 14 |
| 1920 | #2,427 | 13 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | #1,461 | 5 |
| 1890 | #1,123 | 5 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Radford, counting every spelling?
Radford has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Radford?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Radford (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Radford born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Radford.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Radford?
About 600 people born in the US named Radford are alive today, with a median age of 60; half are between 42 and 71. That makes Radford a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Radford
How popular is the name Radford?
Radford was the 11680th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 1065th; the most babies were born in 1935 (26). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,311 places. More babies were named Radford in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Radford a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Radford in the US.