Bradford vs Bradley

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

Name A

Bradford

Boy name · Rank #2961

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Name B

Bradley

Boy name · Rank #362

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Metric Bradford Bradley
Current Rank #2961 #362
Total Births (all years) 32,075 313,008
Peak Year 1953 1980
Peak Year Births 779 7,210
Peak Decade 1950s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bradford Bradley
1880s 20 42
1890s 59 118
1900s 86 128
1910s 513 479
1920s 818 873
1930s 998 1,830
1940s 2,418 5,532
1950s 6,693 29,507
1960s 5,794 48,730
1970s 5,710 58,678
1980s 4,745 69,352
1990s 2,292 48,086
2000s 976 23,618
2010s 689 20,160
2020s 264 5,875

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bradford Bradley
2014 77 2,330
2015 63 2,402
2016 68 2,054
2017 70 1,649
2018 67 1,496
2019 48 1,443
2020 50 1,237
2021 49 1,074
2022 42 952
2023 49 908
2024 42 910
2025 32 794

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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