Brantly vs Bradley

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

Name A

Brantly

Boy name · Rank #12626

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Name B

Bradley

Boy name · Rank #364

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Metric Brantly Bradley
Current Rank #12626 #364
Total Births (all years) 854 312,200
Peak Year 2013 1980
Peak Year Births 103 7,209
Peak Decade 2010ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1972 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Brantly Bradley
1880ss — 42
1890ss — 118
1900ss — 128
1910ss — 479
1920ss — 873
1930ss — 1,830
1940ss — 5,532
1950ss — 29,506
1960ss — 48,726
1970ss 5 58,684
1980ss 41 69,354
1990ss 111 48,085
2000ss 132 23,617
2010ss 512 20,152
2020ss 53 5,074

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Brantly Bradley
2014 82 2,329
2015 62 2,402
2016 29 2,054
2017 29 1,648
2018 21 1,495
2019 25 1,441
2020 18 1,236
2021 12 1,074
2022 11 951
2023 7 907
2024 5 906

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, 1972–2024.

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