Girls' name · since 1970
Bradi
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 643 babies named Bradi, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,517 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 643
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Bradi currently ranks #13517 among girls' names in America, with 643 babies recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Bradi recorded 643 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #13517 nationally today, ahead of 22% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #10,070 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,517 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 643 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bradi ranks #10,070 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,517 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 643 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,517 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 643
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Bradi's 643 recorded births place it above 86.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Bradi compares
643 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bradi's all-time total is 71% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bradi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 643 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bradi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bradi's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bradi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Bradi by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (215 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Bradi's strongest decade.
215 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Bradi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 82
1970s
82 births
- 1980s
1980s
132 births
- 1990s
1990s
215 births
- 2000s
2000s
140 births
- 2010s 55
2010s
55 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 215 births (33% of all-time use).
How Bradi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Bradi's total volume
Bradi by state
Where Bradi concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 643 births nationwide.
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What to do with Bradi's data
- Bradi's decade-level peak was the 1990s (215 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Bradis (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Bradi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Bradi 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.