Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2024

Radley

Gender Unisex · 8% girls Rank 2025 #1,834 Trend ↑ Rising 57%
Rank 2025
#1,834
among boys · ↓255 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
98
named Radley · -18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 19,633
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
119 babies
All-time total
1,731
#3,791 all-time among boys
First recorded
1956
in Social Security records

Radley popularity over time

1,731 babies have been named Radley since 1956, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – 8 8 1 – #3,142
1960s – 21 21 2 +163% #3,016
1970s – 85 85 9 +305% #2,633
1980s – 99 99 10 +16% #2,831
1990s – 83 83 8 -16% #3,880
2000s – 199 199 20 +140% #3,093
2010s 80 611 691 69 +247% #1,877
2020s (to 2025) 54 491 545 91 +31% #1,579

Where Radley is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 93 0.05 outside top 500
2027 99 0.06 outside top 500
2028 105 0.06 outside top 500
2029 109 0.06 outside top 500
2030 114 0.07 outside top 500

Where Radley is most popular

Boys named Radley per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.049 per 1,000. Strongest in Utah, Texas, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Radley born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Utah 28 0.293 +499%
Texas 49 0.056 +14%
California 45 0.049 ≈ national
Colorado 5 0.039 -21%
Pennsylvania 10 0.038 -23%
Arizona 6 0.037 -25%
Florida 16 0.034 -31%
Washington 5 0.031 -38%
Illinois 5 0.020 -60%
New York 5 0.012 -76%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Radley

Radley is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,834 in 2025 with 87 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1956, 1,731 American babies have been named Radley, about 92% boys and 8% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2024, when 119 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Radley stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Radley?

The median living Radley is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 17. An estimated 1,700 people named Radley are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Radley year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 11 #9,324 87 #1,834
2024 9 #10,912 110 #1,579
2023 10 #10,156 91 #1,783
2022 8 #11,992 80 #1,946
2021 5 #17,109 55 #2,454
2020 11 #9,403 68 #2,090
2019 10 #10,304 54 #2,478
2018 11 #9,674 69 #2,076
2017 10 #10,535 54 #2,411
2016 17 #7,158 70 #2,037
2015 8 #12,740 66 #2,127
2014 5 #18,596 78 #1,877
2013 7 #14,270 64 #2,110
2012 7 #14,647 64 #2,124
2011 – – 42 #2,839
2010 5 #19,183 50 #2,501
2009 – – 38 #3,093
2008 – – 29 #3,713
2007 – – 26 #3,975
2006 – – 31 #3,435
2005 – – 16 #5,223
2004 – – 16 #5,190
2003 – – 9 #7,691
2002 – – 14 #5,328
2001 – – 10 #6,809
2000 – – 10 #6,705
1995 – – 10 #5,812
1990 – – 11 #4,915
1985 – – 10 #4,268
1980 – – – –
1975 – – 9 #3,867
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Radley, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Radley?

The median living Radley is about 10 years old. Half of all living Radleys are between 4 and 17 years old.

How many people named Radley are alive today?

An estimated 1,700 people named Radley are alive in the United States, based on 1,731 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Radley in 2025?

Radley ranked #1,834 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 87 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Radley?

1,731 babies have been named Radley in the United States since 1956, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Radley most popular?

Radley peaked in 2024, when 119 newborns received the name.

Is Radley a boy or girl name?

Radley is used for both: about 8% of babies named Radley have been girls and 92% boys.

Is the name Radley rising or falling?

Radley is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Radley become more popular?

Radley is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 114 boys named Radley in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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