Brace vs Bradley

Side-by-side comparison of Brace and Bradley — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Brace

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Name B

Bradley

Boy name · Rank #364

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Metric Brace Bradley
Current Rank Unranked #364
Total Births (all years) 121 312,200
Peak Year 2012 1980
Peak Year Births 10 7,209
Peak Decade 2010ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Brace Bradley
1880ss — 42
1890ss — 118
1900ss — 128
1910ss 11 479
1920ss — 873
1930ss — 1,830
1940ss 5 5,532
1950ss 18 29,506
1960ss 18 48,726
1970ss — 58,684
1980ss 6 69,354
1990ss — 48,085
2000ss 10 23,617
2010ss 53 20,152
2020ss — 5,074

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Brace Bradley
2014 9 2,329
2015 6 2,402
2016 5 2,054
2017 9 1,648
2018 — 1,495
2019 7 1,441
2020 — 1,236
2021 — 1,074
2022 — 951
2023 — 907
2024 — 906

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1912–2019.

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