Radford

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Radford first appears in the data in 1885 and has been recorded in 96 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1935 with 26 babies (rank #1,346 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Radford

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Radford yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,198

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1885	5	#1,065
1890	5	#1,123
1892	5	#1,217
1900	5	#1,461
1903	5	#1,270
1906	5	#1,379
1911	5	#1,941
1912	8	#2,016
1913	6	#2,732
1914	8	#2,595
1915	15	#1,947
1916	17	#1,831
1917	19	#1,742
1918	21	#1,697
1919	14	#2,237
1920	13	#2,427
1921	24	#1,578
1922	18	#1,940
1923	21	#1,743
1924	22	#1,716
1925	23	#1,621
1926	11	#2,696
1927	16	#2,109
1928	19	#1,811
1929	15	#2,076
1930	14	#2,151
1931	11	#2,439
1932	14	#2,072
1933	13	#2,073
1934	13	#2,098
1935	26	#1,346
1936	13	#2,044
1937	19	#1,620
1938	9	#2,609
1939	18	#1,622
1940	9	#2,631
1941	21	#1,518
1942	16	#1,848
1943	13	#2,159
1944	18	#1,669
1945	14	#1,911
1946	14	#2,009
1947	13	#2,230
1948	14	#2,096
1949	19	#1,745
1950	15	#2,007
1951	12	#2,343
1952	19	#1,794
1953	19	#1,819
1954	14	#2,189
1955	20	#1,775
1956	21	#1,757
1957	25	#1,619
1958	15	#2,152
1959	18	#1,957
1960	12	#2,510
1961	16	#2,124
1962	12	#2,475
1963	15	#2,182
1964	20	#1,839
1965	22	#1,707
1966	11	#2,587
1967	17	#1,961
1968	15	#2,170
1969	9	#3,258
1970	14	#2,601
1971	11	#3,099
1972	13	#2,787
1973	6	#4,943
1974	7	#4,517
1975	6	#5,296
1976	11	#3,422
1977	12	#3,332
1979	7	#5,230
1981	9	#4,407
1983	7	#5,339
1984	9	#4,463
1987	9	#4,861
1988	9	#5,117
1989	5	#8,923
1990	7	#6,983
1991	13	#4,416
1994	7	#7,560
2010	6	#11,843
2012	6	#11,921
2013	7	#10,465
2014	6	#11,792
2015	8	#9,369
2016	8	#9,469
2017	5	#13,780
2018	6	#11,807
2019	6	#11,804
2020	6	#11,661
2021	6	#11,795
2022	7	#10,594
2023	6	#11,915