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Radiance

Girl

Meaning of Radiance: American: 'virtue name'

Radiance is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 10837th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#10837

8 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

306

First recorded 1982 · peak 1988

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 10 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 27 babies1989: 17 babies1990: 16 babies19901991: 10 babies1992: 14 babies1993: 6 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 7 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 5 babies2002: 8 babies2003: 6 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 0 babies2006: 11 babies2007: 10 babies2008: 0 babies2009: 13 babies2010: 0 babies20102011: 14 babies2012: 5 babies2013: 10 babies2014: 8 babies2015: 8 babies2016: 6 babies2017: 6 babies2018: 16 babies2019: 5 babies2020: 11 babies20202021: 14 babies2022: 0 babies2023: 11 babies2024: 8 babies2025: 8 babies
US babies named Radiance per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 27.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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