Braden vs Bradley

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

Name A

Braden

Boy name · Rank #1246

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Name B

Bradley

Boy name · Rank #362

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Metric Braden Bradley
Current Rank #1246 #362
Total Births (all years) 46,235 313,008
Peak Year 2005 1980
Peak Year Births 3,046 7,210
Peak Decade 2000s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Braden Bradley
1880s - 42
1890s - 118
1900s - 128
1910s 6 479
1920s 19 873
1930s 22 1,830
1940s 44 5,532
1950s 156 29,507
1960s 271 48,730
1970s 814 58,678
1980s 2,343 69,352
1990s 8,389 48,086
2000s 24,071 23,618
2010s 8,784 20,160
2020s 1,316 5,875

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Braden Bradley
2014 894 2,330
2015 758 2,402
2016 599 2,054
2017 513 1,649
2018 480 1,496
2019 388 1,443
2020 287 1,237
2021 255 1,074
2022 245 952
2023 187 908
2024 159 910
2025 183 794

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, 1916–2025.

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