Radoslav
A masculine Slavic name meaning "joyful glory" or "happy renown".
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Radoslav. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Radoslav today is around 47 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Radoslav births was 1976 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Radoslav. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Radoslav with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Radoslav. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
1976
5 babies that year
Average age
47
years old
1976 SSA rank
#6,263
Tracked since 1976
Census
Radoslav in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 313 people with the first name Radoslav, which placed it at #28,614 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#28,614
National first-name rank
People counted
313
313 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
98.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Radoslav
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Radoslav is White at 98.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (1.0%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Radoslav described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Radoslav at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White98.4% · 308
- Hispanic or Latino1.0% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 1
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 1
Popularity
Radoslav: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Radoslav by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Radoslav during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Radoslav
The name Radoslav has its origins in the Slavic languages and cultures of Eastern Europe. It is a compound name derived from the Slavic words "rad" meaning "glad" or "joyful" and "slav" meaning "glory" or "fame." Together, the name can be interpreted to mean "joyful glory" or "glorious joy."
In the early medieval period, variants of the name were popular among the Slavic peoples of regions like modern-day Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and the Balkans. Spellings like Radoslav, Radaslav, and Radoslaw were common.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Russian Primary Chronicle, a historical text dating back to the 12th century. It mentions a Radoslav who was a noble and military commander during the reign of Prince Vladimir the Great in the late 10th century.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Radoslav. In the 13th century, there was Radoslav of Kremenets, a Ruthenian noble and military leader who played a role in the conflicts between the Principality of Galicia–Volhynia and the Golden Horde. Around the same time, Radoslav Grbić was a Serbian nobleman and diplomat who served as an envoy to the Republic of Venice.
In the 15th century, Radoslav Pavlović was a Serbian nobleman and military commander who fought against the Ottoman Empire. He was captured and executed in 1456 after the fall of the Serbian Despotate.
A more recent example is Radoslav Tsanoff (1879-1959), a Bulgarian-American philosopher and professor at the University of Southern California, known for his work on ethics and social philosophy.
Another notable figure is Radoslav Katičić (1930-2015), a Croatian linguist and Indo-Europeanist who made significant contributions to the study of Slavic languages and their historical development.
People
Radoslav + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Radoslav as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Radoslav: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Radoslav?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Radoslav going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Radoslav a common name?
We classify Radoslav as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Radoslav most popular?
The single biggest year for Radoslav was 1976, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Radoslav is about 47 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Radoslav in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 313 people with the name Radoslav, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #28,614 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Radoslav in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Radoslav?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Radoslav appears almost entirely male. Of the 316 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Radoslav?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Radoslav is White at 98.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (1.0%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Radoslav most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Radoslav in the 2020 Census, accounting for 98.4% (308 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Radoslav in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Radoslav a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Radoslav in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Radoslav still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Radoslav in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Radoslav can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Radoslav?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.