Boys' name · since 1989
Bradan
Bradan has 441 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,505 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 441
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
441 boys have been named Bradan since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Bradan has 441 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2017.
- #8,505 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 441 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bradan ranks #8,505 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 441 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,505 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 441
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Bradan's 441 recorded births place it above 81.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Bradan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bradan's full recorded timeline at 2004, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bradan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2017
- Peak year (2005)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Bradan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (240 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Bradan's strongest decade.
240 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Bradan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 67
1990s
67 births
- 2000s
2000s
240 births
- 2010s
2010s
129 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 240 births (54% of all-time use).
Bradan by state
Where Bradan concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 441 births nationwide.
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- Bradan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (240 total births) through the 2010s (129) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Bradans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bradan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~28 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1989–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bradan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.