How Many People Are Named Radu?
people named Radu are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 11,785,684 people in the US has this name
Based on 30 babies named Radu in Social Security records from 1976 to 2022, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
5 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Old Romanian diminutive of Slavic names beginning with the element rad "happy, willing". This was the name of a 13th-century ruler of Wallachia.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Radu in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Radu alive today is about 23 years old, and 83% are under 30.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Radu first appears in the records in 1976 and was given most often in 1976, to 5 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2022.
Babies given the name each year, 1976 to 2022
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