Boys' name · since 1970
Bradey
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 714 babies named Bradey, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,355 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 714
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
714 boys have been named Bradey since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Bradey has 714 recorded births among boys since 1970, 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 1970 to 2020.
- #6,355 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 714 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bradey ranks #6,355 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 714 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,355 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 714
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Bradey's 714 recorded births place it above 86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Bradey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bradey splits its recorded history at 1996: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bradey popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2020
- Peak year (2002)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Bradey popularity over time - girls
9 total births recorded since 2007 (Bradey as girls' name)
Bradey by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (317 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Bradey's strongest decade.
317 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Bradey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
- 1980s 61
1980s
61 births
- 1990s
1990s
208 births
- 2000s
2000s
317 births
- 2010s 83
2010s
83 births
- 2020s 9
2020s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 317 births (44% of all-time use).
How Bradey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Bradey's total volume
Bradey by state
Where Bradey concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 16 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Washington | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 6 | 0.8% |
16 of 714 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Bradey's decade-level peak was the 2000s (317 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Bradeys (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bradey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1970–2020 (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 Bradey 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.