Bradely — boys' name
55 babies named Bradely in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
55 boys have been named Bradely since 1969, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1989.
- 55
- total births
- 1969–1989
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
64% of everyone ever named Bradely was born in this single decade.
11 babies were named Bradely in 1969 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Bradely
The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Bradely between 1969 and 1989, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bradely currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 11 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Bradely performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bradely shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Bradely 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 55 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.
Bradely at a glance
Last recorded 1989Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Bradely popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1969
- Peak year (1969)
- 11
- Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1989.
55 total births across 21 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1969 with 11 births in a single year.
Bradely by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 35 births that decade — 64% of Bradely's all-time total
Bradely decade highlights
- Peak decade 35 births
- Runner-up 11 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Bradely's strongest decade
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 64% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.