Bradley
#3,975 for girls in 2025, 36 births · #403 for boys in 2025, 794 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1979 · 6,923 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 38 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 313,008since 1880
Bradley over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #3,975 | 36 | #403 | 794 |
| 2024 | #3,081 | 52 | #362 | 910 |
| 2023 | #3,274 | 49 | #359 | 908 |
| 2022 | #2,756 | 62 | #345 | 952 |
| 2021 | #2,892 | 58 | #313 | 1,074 |
| 2020 | #3,338 | 46 | #273 | 1,237 |
| 2019 | #3,043 | 53 | #253 | 1,443 |
| 2018 | #3,293 | 48 | #247 | 1,496 |
| 2017 | #3,247 | 49 | #230 | 1,649 |
| 2016 | #2,902 | 58 | #197 | 2,054 |
| 2015 | #3,211 | 51 | #173 | 2,402 |
| 2014 | #3,585 | 43 | #183 | 2,330 |
| 2013 | #4,645 | 30 | #176 | 2,330 |
| 2012 | #7,804 | 15 | #169 | 2,300 |
| 2011 | #7,783 | 15 | #177 | 2,161 |
| 2010 | #8,701 | 13 | #185 | 1,995 |
| 2009 | #8,888 | 13 | #196 | 1,951 |
| 2008 | #12,579 | 8 | #201 | 1,953 |
| 2007 | #9,539 | 12 | #194 | 2,075 |
| 2006 | #8,715 | 13 | #188 | 2,137 |
| 2005 | #6,820 | 17 | #173 | 2,409 |
| 2004 | #5,969 | 20 | #176 | 2,308 |
| 2003 | #8,505 | 12 | #165 | 2,394 |
| 2002 | #7,045 | 15 | #149 | 2,645 |
| 2001 | #8,758 | 11 | #145 | 2,729 |
| 2000 | #5,937 | 18 | #131 | 3,017 |
| 1999 | #5,896 | 17 | #104 | 3,576 |
| 1998 | #4,636 | 23 | #101 | 3,795 |
| 1997 | #6,844 | 13 | #94 | 4,124 |
| 1996 | #4,583 | 22 | #83 | 4,755 |
| 1995 | #4,348 | 23 | #78 | 4,764 |
| 1994 | #5,445 | 17 | #83 | 4,678 |
| 1993 | #5,673 | 16 | #73 | 5,136 |
| 1992 | #5,051 | 19 | #72 | 5,098 |
| 1991 | #3,817 | 27 | #67 | 5,723 |
| 1990 | #5,286 | 17 | #65 | 6,437 |
| 1989 | #3,893 | 25 | #58 | 6,977 |
| 1988 | #3,306 | 29 | #57 | 7,017 |
| 1987 | #1,991 | 56 | #56 | 6,918 |
| 1986 | #2,116 | 50 | #54 | 7,044 |
| 1985 | #2,601 | 37 | #53 | 7,011 |
| 1984 | #1,886 | 56 | #53 | 6,567 |
| 1983 | #2,659 | 33 | #52 | 6,738 |
| 1982 | #2,185 | 46 | #51 | 6,975 |
| 1981 | #2,265 | 44 | #50 | 6,895 |
| 1980 | #2,014 | 52 | #51 | 7,210 |
| 1979 | #2,795 | 31 | #47 | 6,923 |
| 1978 | #2,305 | 39 | #53 | 6,096 |
| 1977 | #2,515 | 34 | #49 | 6,431 |
| 1976 | #2,728 | 28 | #51 | 5,976 |
| 1975 | #2,456 | 32 | #52 | 5,894 |
| 1974 | #2,616 | 28 | #58 | 5,173 |
| 1973 | #3,122 | 21 | #62 | 4,748 |
| 1972 | #2,680 | 26 | #61 | 4,839 |
| 1971 | #2,477 | 30 | #58 | 5,780 |
| 1970 | #2,856 | 24 | #47 | 6,818 |
| 1969 | #2,454 | 28 | #53 | 6,389 |
| 1968 | #2,789 | 21 | #57 | 4,804 |
| 1967 | #3,340 | 15 | #66 | 4,342 |
| 1966 | #3,040 | 17 | #68 | 4,555 |
| 1965 | #3,149 | 16 | #72 | 4,787 |
| 1964 | #3,879 | 12 | #77 | 4,960 |
| 1963 | #4,019 | 11 | #82 | 4,765 |
| 1962 | #4,533 | 9 | #87 | 4,637 |
| 1961 | #4,546 | 9 | #87 | 4,745 |
| 1960 | #5,168 | 7 | #90 | 4,746 |
| 1959 | #3,104 | 15 | #103 | 4,052 |
| 1958 | #4,193 | 9 | #108 | 3,734 |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | #107 | 3,528 |
| 1956 | — | #103 | 3,519 | |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #107 | 3,183 |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #106 | 3,240 |
| 1953 | #4,595 | 7 | #118 | 2,764 |
| 1952 | — | #141 | 2,045 | |
| 1951 | — | #146 | 1,810 | |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | #152 | 1,632 |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #174 | 1,311 |
| 1948 | — | #192 | 1,029 | |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #221 | 830 |
| 1946 | — | #270 | 561 | |
| 1945 | — | #339 | 310 | |
| 1944 | — | #341 | 307 | |
| 1943 | — | #339 | 329 | |
| 1942 | — | #327 | 342 | |
| 1941 | — | #343 | 286 | |
| 1940 | — | #379 | 227 | |
| 1939 | — | #395 | 206 | |
| 1938 | — | #396 | 207 | |
| 1937 | — | #376 | 216 | |
| 1936 | — | #373 | 215 | |
| 1935 | — | #356 | 237 | |
| 1934 | — | #437 | 166 | |
| 1933 | — | #436 | 160 | |
| 1932 | — | #484 | 140 | |
| 1931 | — | #444 | 161 | |
| 1930 | — | #540 | 122 | |
| 1929 | — | #564 | 110 | |
| 1928 | — | #588 | 110 | |
| 1927 | — | #668 | 91 | |
| 1926 | — | #709 | 81 | |
| 1925 | — | #730 | 79 | |
| 1924 | — | #710 | 86 | |
| 1923 | — | #729 | 80 | |
| 1922 | — | #702 | 86 | |
| 1921 | — | #868 | 64 | |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | #691 | 86 |
| 1919 | — | #918 | 53 | |
| 1918 | — | #700 | 81 | |
| 1917 | — | #909 | 49 | |
| 1916 | — | #715 | 70 | |
| 1915 | — | #734 | 66 | |
| 1914 | — | #795 | 44 | |
| 1913 | — | #711 | 42 | |
| 1912 | — | #713 | 36 | |
| 1911 | — | #689 | 21 | |
| 1910 | — | #729 | 17 | |
| 1909 | — | #615 | 19 | |
| 1908 | — | #613 | 18 | |
| 1907 | — | #699 | 14 | |
| 1906 | — | #709 | 12 | |
| 1905 | — | #836 | 9 | |
| 1904 | — | #587 | 15 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,009 | 6 | |
| 1902 | — | #794 | 9 | |
| 1901 | — | #637 | 11 | |
| 1900 | — | #649 | 15 | |
| 1899 | — | #786 | 8 | |
| 1898 | — | #543 | 15 | |
| 1897 | — | #495 | 16 | |
| 1896 | — | #400 | 24 | |
| 1895 | — | #368 | 26 | |
| 1894 | — | #730 | 9 | |
| 1893 | — | #907 | 6 | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | #667 | 9 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #641 | 9 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #677 | 8 | |
| 1882 | — | #943 | 5 | |
| 1881 | — | #563 | 10 | |
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Bradley was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1884, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Bradley is popular in 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Minnesota#32 · 1 in 118
- South Dakota#38 · 1 in 139
- North Dakota#40 · 1 in 152
- Oregon#45 · 1 in 224
- Kansas#47 · 1 in 223
Best ever in a state: #17 in North Dakota, 1968.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | #32 | 339 | 1 in 118 |
| South Dakota | #38 | 59 | 1 in 139 |
| North Dakota | #40 | 49 | 1 in 152 |
| Oregon | #45 | 80 | 1 in 224 |
| Kansas | #47 | 111 | 1 in 223 |
| Iowa | #48 | 126 | 1 in 244 |
| Nebraska | #48 | 66 | 1 in 243 |
| Utah | #49 | 58 | 1 in 207 |
| Idaho | #59 | 27 | 1 in 268 |
| Washington | #63 | 107 | 1 in 297 |
| Vermont | #65 | 13 | 1 in 304 |
| Indiana | #66 | 139 | 1 in 398 |
| Wisconsin | #67 | 125 | 1 in 366 |
| Wyoming | #68 | 13 | 1 in 270 |
| Maine | #71 | 29 | 1 in 358 |
| New Hampshire | #71 | 15 | 1 in 393 |
| Illinois | #73 | 252 | 1 in 446 |
| Colorado | #82 | 47 | 1 in 434 |
| Michigan | #84 | 196 | 1 in 511 |
| Ohio | #85 | 222 | 1 in 521 |
| Montana | #90 | 19 | 1 in 415 |
| Missouri | #91 | 93 | 1 in 518 |
| California | #94 | 337 | 1 in 498 |
| Pennsylvania | #94 | 186 | 1 in 662 |
| West Virginia | #106 | 34 | 1 in 635 |
| Oklahoma | #115 | 40 | 1 in 621 |
| Massachusetts | #122 | 36 | 1 in 1,546 |
| New York | #125 | 178 | 1 in 990 |
| Rhode Island | #131 | 6 | 1 in 1,535 |
| Kentucky | #138 | 37 | 1 in 982 |
| Arizona | #147 | 19 | 1 in 745 |
| Maryland | #150 | 30 | 1 in 1,052 |
| District of Columbia | #155 | 13 | 1 in 1,151 |
| New Jersey | #156 | 38 | 1 in 1,551 |
| Hawaii | #164 | 10 | 1 in 737 |
| Virginia | #181 | 34 | 1 in 1,307 |
| Louisiana | #189 | 41 | 1 in 1,031 |
| Arkansas | #192 | 15 | 1 in 1,356 |
| Texas | #198 | 107 | 1 in 1,158 |
| Connecticut | #200 | 9 | 1 in 2,747 |
| Florida | #204 | 32 | 1 in 1,475 |
| Tennessee | #204 | 26 | 1 in 1,576 |
| New Mexico | #210 | 10 | 1 in 1,215 |
| North Carolina | #225 | 33 | 1 in 1,682 |
| Alabama | #260 | 17 | 1 in 2,351 |
| Georgia | #261 | 24 | 1 in 2,090 |
| South Carolina | #335 | 8 | 1 in 3,846 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
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 Bradley
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 41 spots since 2024 (#362 → #403)
- 130 spots since 2020 (#273 → #403)
- 230 spots since 2015 (#173 → #403)
- Biggest jump: 422 spots in 1904 (#1,009 → #587)
- Biggest drop: 380 spots in 1882 (#563 → #943)
Rise & fade · boys
99 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1979 at #47 (6,923 births)
- Births halved by 2000, 21 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 38 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 38 yrs · run 1960–1997
- Top 1,000: 140 yrs · run 1904–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 247
- Highest: 1 in 247 boys born in 1980 were named Bradley (0.40%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,151 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
- Its best rank, #47 in 1979, was only 1 in 249 (0.40%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1980s
- 22.2% of all boys named Bradley (69,352) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 42 | #563 (1881) | #776 |
| 1890s | 118 | #368 (1895) | #651 |
| 1900s | 128 | #587 (1904) | #715 |
| 1910s | 479 | #689 (1911) | #761 |
| 1920s | 873 | #564 (1929) | #696 |
| 1930s | 1,830 | #356 (1935) | #424 |
| 1940s | 5,532 | #174 (1949) | #293 |
| 1950s | 29,507 | #103 (1959) | #119 |
| 1960s | 48,730 | #53 (1969) | #74 |
| 1970s | 58,678 | #47 (1979) | #54 |
| 1980s | 69,352 | #50 (1981) | #54 |
| 1990s | 48,086 | #65 (1990) | #82 |
| 2000s | 23,618 | #131 (2000) | #172 |
| 2010s | 20,160 | #169 (2012) | #199 |
| 2020s | 5,875 | #273 (2020) | #343 |
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.
Bradley in 1956
boys
#103
3,519 births · 1 in 601 boys
Top boys' names in 1956
More about 1956
boys
2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 601 of them was named Bradley, which outranked 97.7% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Bradley
Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.