Brain vs Bradley

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

Name A

Brain

Boy name

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Name B

Bradley

Boy name · Rank #364

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Metric Brain Bradley
Current Rank Unranked #364
Total Births (all years) 4,596 312,200
Peak Year 1982 1980
Peak Year Births 189 7,209
Peak Decade 1970ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1950 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Brain Bradley
1880ss — 42
1890ss — 118
1900ss — 128
1910ss — 479
1920ss — 873
1930ss — 1,830
1940ss — 5,532
1950ss 82 29,506
1960ss 705 48,726
1970ss 1,633 58,684
1980ss 1,531 69,354
1990ss 415 48,085
2000ss 191 23,617
2010ss 39 20,152
2020ss — 5,074

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Brain Bradley
2014 — 2,329
2015 — 2,402
2016 5 2,054
2017 6 1,648
2018 — 1,495
2019 — 1,441
2020 — 1,236
2021 — 1,074
2022 — 951
2023 — 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, 1950–2017.

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