Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2017

Raghad

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,519 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#5,519
among girls · ↑2,806 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
23
named Raghad
How common
1 in 69,881
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2017
33 babies
All-time total
404
#13,436 all-time among girls
First recorded
1994
in Social Security records

Raghad popularity over time

404 babies have been named Raghad since 1994, 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
0.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2017Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 38 4 – #7,426
2000s 51 5 +34% #11,413
2010s 197 20 +286% #4,356
2020s (to 2025) 118 20 0% #5,207

Where Raghad is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (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 girls Implied rank
2026 23 0.01 outside top 500
2027 23 0.01 outside top 500
2028 24 0.01 outside top 500
2029 24 0.01 outside top 500
2030 24 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Raghad

Raghad is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,519 in 2025 with 23 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1994, 404 American babies have been named Raghad. Its peak came in 2017, when 33 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Raghad stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Raghad?

The median living Raghad is about 9 years old; half are between 5 and 15. An estimated 400 people named Raghad are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

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

Raghad year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 23 #5,519
2024 13 #8,325
2023 19 #6,354
2022 20 #6,163
2021 25 #5,207
2020 18 #6,574
2019 16 #7,267
2018 19 #6,462
2017 33 #4,356
2016 22 #5,943
2015 18 #6,926
2014 12 #9,416
2013 27 #5,110
2012 19 #6,819
2011 17 #7,353
2010 14 #8,610
2009 6 #16,800
2008 10 #11,413
2007 7 #15,114
2006 6 #16,650
2005 – –
2004 6 #15,628
2003 – –
2002 8 #11,930
2001 8 #11,813
2000 – –
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1960 – –
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1950 – –
1945 – –
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1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
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Famous people named Raghad

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Raghad Hussein Raghad Hussein Daughter of Saddam Hussein (born 1968) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Raghad?

The median living Raghad is about 9 years old. Half of all living Raghads are between 5 and 15 years old.

How many people named Raghad are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Raghad are alive in the United States, based on 404 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Raghad in 2025?

Raghad ranked #5,519 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 23 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Raghad?

404 babies have been named Raghad in the United States since 1994, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Raghad most popular?

Raghad peaked in 2017, when 33 newborns received the name.

Is Raghad a boy or girl name?

Raghad is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Raghad rising or falling?

Raghad has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Raghad become more popular?

Raghad looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 24 girls named Raghad in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Raghad?

Well-known people named Raghad include Raghad Hussein (politician).

Names like Raghad

Names that sound and feel close to Raghad: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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