Bracken vs Bradley

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

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Bracken

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Name B

Bradley

Boy name · Rank #364

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Metric Bracken Bradley
Current Rank Unranked #364
Total Births (all years) 610 312,200
Peak Year 1998 1980
Peak Year Births 31 7,209
Peak Decade 2000ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bracken Bradley
1880ss — 42
1890ss — 118
1900ss — 128
1910ss — 479
1920ss — 873
1930ss — 1,830
1940ss — 5,532
1950ss — 29,506
1960ss — 48,726
1970ss 46 58,684
1980ss 70 69,354
1990ss 156 48,085
2000ss 181 23,617
2010ss 140 20,152
2020ss 17 5,074

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bracken Bradley
2014 17 2,329
2015 8 2,402
2016 14 2,054
2017 16 1,648
2018 11 1,495
2019 10 1,441
2020 7 1,236
2021 — 1,074
2022 5 951
2023 5 907
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, 1971–2023.

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