Bradely vs Bradley

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

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Bradely

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Bradley

Boy name · Rank #362

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Metric Bradely Bradley
Current Rank Unranked #362
Total Births (all years) 55 313,008
Peak Year 1969 1980
Peak Year Births 11 7,210
Peak Decade 1980ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1969 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bradely Bradley
1880ss — 42
1890ss — 118
1900ss — 128
1910ss — 479
1920ss — 873
1930ss — 1,830
1940ss — 5,532
1950ss — 29,507
1960ss 11 48,730
1970ss 9 58,678
1980ss 35 69,352
1990ss — 48,086
2000ss — 23,618
2010ss — 20,160
2020ss — 5,875

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bradely Bradley
2014 — 2,330
2015 — 2,402
2016 — 2,054
2017 — 1,649
2018 — 1,496
2019 — 1,443
2020 — 1,237
2021 — 1,074
2022 — 952
2023 — 908
2024 — 910
2025 — 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, 1969–1989.

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