Bray vs Bradley

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

Name A

Bray

Boy name · Rank #2796

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Name B

Bradley

Boy name · Rank #364

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Metric Bray Bradley
Current Rank #2796 #364
Total Births (all years) 701 312,200
Peak Year 2024 1980
Peak Year Births 46 7,209
Peak Decade 2010ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1970 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bray Bradley
1880ss — 42
1890ss — 118
1900ss — 128
1910ss — 479
1920ss — 873
1930ss — 1,830
1940ss — 5,532
1950ss — 29,506
1960ss — 48,726
1970ss 21 58,684
1980ss 44 69,354
1990ss 103 48,085
2000ss 117 23,617
2010ss 234 20,152
2020ss 182 5,074

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bray Bradley
2014 40 2,329
2015 26 2,402
2016 21 2,054
2017 20 1,648
2018 21 1,495
2019 30 1,441
2020 34 1,236
2021 35 1,074
2022 32 951
2023 35 907
2024 46 906

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, 1970–2024.

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