Brandon vs Bradley

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

Name A

Brandon

Boy name · Rank #230

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Name B

Bradley

Boy name · Rank #364

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Metric Brandon Bradley
Current Rank #230 #364
Total Births (all years) 769,149 312,200
Peak Year 1992 1980
Peak Year Births 29,627 7,209
Peak Decade 1990ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Brandon Bradley
1880ss — 42
1890ss — 118
1900ss — 128
1910ss 74 479
1920ss 125 873
1930ss 86 1,830
1940ss 192 5,532
1950ss 1,176 29,506
1960ss 4,277 48,726
1970ss 65,050 58,684
1980ss 232,206 69,354
1990ss 259,415 48,085
2000ss 142,995 23,617
2010ss 54,116 20,152
2020ss 9,437 5,074

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Brandon Bradley
2014 5,856 2,329
2015 5,126 2,402
2016 4,101 2,054
2017 3,497 1,648
2018 3,210 1,495
2019 2,685 1,441
2020 2,312 1,236
2021 2,134 1,074
2022 1,774 951
2023 1,664 907
2024 1,553 906

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, 1914–2024.

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