Brainard vs Bradley

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

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Brainard

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Name B

Bradley

Boy name · Rank #362

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Metric Brainard Bradley
Current Rank Unranked #362
Total Births (all years) 129 313,008
Peak Year 1914 1980
Peak Year Births 11 7,210
Peak Decade 1910s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Brainard Bradley
1880s - 42
1890s - 118
1900s - 128
1910s 42 479
1920s 32 873
1930s - 1,830
1940s - 5,532
1950s 27 29,507
1960s 18 48,730
1970s 10 58,678
1980s - 69,352
1990s - 48,086
2000s - 23,618
2010s - 20,160
2020s - 5,875

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Brainard 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, 1913–1975.

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