Bradford
Last seen for girls in 1987 at #11,325 · #3,513 for boys in 2025, 32 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1953 · 779 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 32,075since 1880
Bradford over time
Rank among boys' names. Bradford has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #3,513 | 32 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,958 | 42 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,660 | 49 | |
| 2022 | — | #2,962 | 42 | |
| 2021 | — | #2,623 | 49 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,546 | 50 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,656 | 48 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,101 | 67 | |
| 2017 | — | #2,014 | 70 | |
| 2016 | — | #2,066 | 68 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,169 | 63 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,884 | 77 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,090 | 64 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,818 | 81 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,905 | 73 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,850 | 78 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,889 | 76 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,291 | 57 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,576 | 99 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,551 | 95 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,485 | 97 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,425 | 99 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,341 | 102 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,139 | 125 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,283 | 103 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,128 | 123 | |
| 1999 | — | #956 | 151 | |
| 1998 | — | #833 | 176 | |
| 1997 | — | #821 | 177 | |
| 1996 | — | #727 | 211 | |
| 1995 | — | #727 | 216 | |
| 1994 | — | #665 | 243 | |
| 1993 | — | #630 | 267 | |
| 1992 | — | #627 | 270 | |
| 1991 | — | #614 | 277 | |
| 1990 | — | #580 | 304 | |
| 1989 | — | #508 | 353 | |
| 1988 | — | #479 | 368 | |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #416 | 441 |
| 1986 | — | #437 | 387 | |
| 1985 | — | #398 | 453 | |
| 1984 | — | #372 | 473 | |
| 1983 | — | #365 | 480 | |
| 1982 | — | #335 | 561 | |
| 1981 | — | #319 | 599 | |
| 1980 | — | #308 | 630 | |
| 1979 | — | #314 | 614 | |
| 1978 | — | #301 | 599 | |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #312 | 603 |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #301 | 593 |
| 1975 | #6,484 | 8 | #323 | 555 |
| 1974 | — | #305 | 602 | |
| 1973 | — | #343 | 494 | |
| 1972 | — | #357 | 469 | |
| 1971 | — | #328 | 569 | |
| 1970 | — | #318 | 612 | |
| 1969 | — | #311 | 601 | |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | #330 | 535 |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #315 | 558 |
| 1966 | — | #328 | 525 | |
| 1965 | — | #316 | 581 | |
| 1964 | — | #317 | 602 | |
| 1963 | — | #320 | 611 | |
| 1962 | — | #338 | 535 | |
| 1961 | — | #327 | 579 | |
| 1960 | — | #298 | 667 | |
| 1959 | — | #310 | 619 | |
| 1958 | — | #304 | 620 | |
| 1957 | — | #284 | 675 | |
| 1956 | — | #273 | 720 | |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #267 | 700 |
| 1954 | — | #249 | 773 | |
| 1953 | — | #240 | 779 | |
| 1952 | — | #269 | 656 | |
| 1951 | — | #285 | 575 | |
| 1950 | — | #275 | 576 | |
| 1949 | — | #305 | 496 | |
| 1948 | — | #347 | 376 | |
| 1947 | — | #380 | 327 | |
| 1946 | — | #402 | 251 | |
| 1945 | — | #440 | 184 | |
| 1944 | — | #442 | 191 | |
| 1943 | — | #470 | 173 | |
| 1942 | — | #486 | 159 | |
| 1941 | — | #506 | 135 | |
| 1940 | — | #517 | 126 | |
| 1939 | — | #500 | 128 | |
| 1938 | — | #565 | 107 | |
| 1937 | — | #504 | 130 | |
| 1936 | — | #572 | 102 | |
| 1935 | — | #605 | 92 | |
| 1934 | — | #601 | 96 | |
| 1933 | — | #637 | 82 | |
| 1932 | — | #657 | 86 | |
| 1931 | — | #633 | 87 | |
| 1930 | — | #662 | 88 | |
| 1929 | — | #668 | 84 | |
| 1928 | — | #685 | 85 | |
| 1927 | — | #647 | 96 | |
| 1926 | — | #637 | 98 | |
| 1925 | — | #755 | 76 | |
| 1924 | — | #771 | 76 | |
| 1923 | — | #769 | 73 | |
| 1922 | — | #794 | 71 | |
| 1921 | — | #707 | 85 | |
| 1920 | — | #766 | 74 | |
| 1919 | — | #777 | 69 | |
| 1918 | — | #780 | 70 | |
| 1917 | — | #723 | 72 | |
| 1916 | — | #698 | 72 | |
| 1915 | — | #705 | 69 | |
| 1914 | — | #745 | 50 | |
| 1913 | — | #759 | 38 | |
| 1912 | — | #635 | 43 | |
| 1911 | — | #667 | 22 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,193 | 8 | |
| 1909 | — | #714 | 15 | |
| 1908 | — | #825 | 11 | |
| 1907 | — | #930 | 9 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,253 | 5 | |
| 1905 | — | #741 | 11 | |
| 1904 | — | #874 | 8 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | #794 | 9 | |
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | — | #699 | 13 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #744 | 9 | |
| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | #592 | 13 | |
| 1895 | — | #640 | 11 | |
| 1894 | — | #1,074 | 5 | |
| 1893 | — | #836 | 7 | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | #635 | 9 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | #1,031 | 5 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Bradford was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1890, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Bradford is popular in 1987
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Rhode Island#87 · 1 in 478
- Massachusetts#111 · 1 in 927
- Maine#148 · 1 in 1,191
- Connecticut#188 · 1 in 1,643
- Kentucky#253 · 1 in 2,654
Best ever in a state: #73 in Rhode Island, 1977.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | #87 | 13 | 1 in 478 |
| Massachusetts | #111 | 44 | 1 in 927 |
| Maine | #148 | 6 | 1 in 1,191 |
| Connecticut | #188 | 13 | 1 in 1,643 |
| Kentucky | #253 | 9 | 1 in 2,654 |
| Virginia | #254 | 19 | 1 in 2,075 |
| Mississippi | #263 | 10 | 1 in 1,637 |
| Maryland | #266 | 12 | 1 in 2,425 |
| North Carolina | #273 | 19 | 1 in 2,185 |
| Wisconsin | #276 | 10 | 1 in 3,240 |
| Ohio | #279 | 23 | 1 in 3,316 |
| New Jersey | #289 | 19 | 1 in 2,627 |
| Oregon | #305 | 6 | 1 in 2,957 |
| Georgia | #306 | 18 | 1 in 2,531 |
| Tennessee | #326 | 10 | 1 in 3,223 |
| South Carolina | #328 | 8 | 1 in 2,679 |
| Alabama | #336 | 9 | 1 in 2,813 |
| Washington | #344 | 9 | 1 in 3,524 |
| Missouri | #345 | 9 | 1 in 3,971 |
| Pennsylvania | #345 | 17 | 1 in 4,564 |
| Michigan | #417 | 12 | 1 in 5,386 |
| Arizona | #499 | 5 | 1 in 5,677 |
| Florida | #506 | 14 | 1 in 5,681 |
| New York | #554 | 18 | 1 in 6,980 |
| California | #560 | 34 | 1 in 7,022 |
| Texas | #587 | 22 | 1 in 6,520 |
| Louisiana | #633 | 5 | 1 in 6,433 |
| Illinois | #799 | 6 | 1 in 13,617 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Bradford
- 555 spots since 2024 (#2,958 → #3,513)
- 967 spots since 2020 (#2,546 → #3,513)
- 1,344 spots since 2015 (#2,169 → #3,513)
- Biggest jump: 526 spots in 1911 (#1,193 → #667)
- Biggest drop: 512 spots in 1906 (#741 → #1,253)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1953 at #240 (779 births)
- Births halved by 1986, 33 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 104 yrs · run 1911–1999
- Highest: 1 in 2,532 boys born in 1953 were named Bradford (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 53,377 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 20.9% of all boys named Bradford (6,693) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 20 | #909 (1880) | #963 |
| 1890s | 59 | #592 (1896) | #797 |
| 1900s | 86 | #699 (1900) | #876 |
| 1910s | 513 | #635 (1912) | #768 |
| 1920s | 818 | #637 (1926) | #720 |
| 1930s | 998 | #500 (1939) | #594 |
| 1940s | 2,418 | #305 (1949) | #430 |
| 1950s | 6,693 | #240 (1953) | #276 |
| 1960s | 5,794 | #298 (1960) | #320 |
| 1970s | 5,710 | #301 (1978) | #320 |
| 1980s | 4,745 | #308 (1980) | #394 |
| 1990s | 2,292 | #580 (1990) | #718 |
| 2000s | 976 | #1,128 (2000) | #1,511 |
| 2010s | 689 | #1,818 (2012) | #2,055 |
| 2020s | 264 | #2,546 (2020) | #2,877 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Bradford in 1987
Top girls' names in 1987
Top boys' names in 1987
More about 1987
girls
1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 347,726 of them was named Bradford, which outranked 14.6% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,938 names at #11,325; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 4,234 of them was named Bradford, which outranked 94.9% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.