Brad vs Bradley

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

Name A

Brad

Boy name · Rank #4077

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Name B

Bradley

Boy name · Rank #362

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Metric Brad Bradley
Current Rank #4077 #362
Total Births (all years) 83,060 313,008
Peak Year 1960 1980
Peak Year Births 2,644 7,210
Peak Decade 1970s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Brad Bradley
1880s 11 42
1890s - 118
1900s - 128
1910s 16 479
1920s 36 873
1930s 178 1,830
1940s 1,298 5,532
1950s 16,461 29,507
1960s 21,351 48,730
1970s 22,617 58,678
1980s 13,579 69,352
1990s 4,375 48,086
2000s 2,169 23,618
2010s 782 20,160
2020s 187 5,875

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Brad Bradley
2014 76 2,330
2015 88 2,402
2016 50 2,054
2017 55 1,649
2018 54 1,496
2019 40 1,443
2020 41 1,237
2021 36 1,074
2022 32 952
2023 28 908
2024 26 910
2025 24 794

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, 1880–2025.

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