Rada
Rada is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Rada Akbar, Afghan-born visual artist, and photographer Rada Borić, Croatian scholar, feminist and women's rights activist Rada Dyson-Hudson, American anthropologist Rada Granovskaya, Russian psychologist Rada Iveković, Croatian professor, philosopher, Indologist and writer Rada Laykova, Bulgarian politician Rada Lysenko,…
Meaning & Origin of Rada
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rada is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Rada Akbar, Afghan-born visual artist, and photographer Rada Borić, Croatian scholar, feminist and women's rights activist Rada Dyson-Hudson, American anthropologist Rada Granovskaya, Russian psychologist Rada Iveković, Croatian professor, philosopher, Indologist and writer Rada Laykova, Bulgarian politician Rada Lysenko,…
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The Story of Rada
Rada first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1893, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 15 Radas were born — ranking #2,378 that year. As of 2026, Rada ranks #13,427 for baby girls with 6 births, gradually falling (-10%). In total, more than 464 Radas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Rada
Rada is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1893 and has accumulated 464 births in the dataset. Rada's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #2,378. Use the chart and map above to compare Rada's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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