Bradd — boys' name

What the Data Says About Bradd

The Social Security Administration has registered 653 babies named Bradd between 1947 and 2009, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bradd currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bradd performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 199 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Bradd shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Bradd in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bradd in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 653 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.