Girls' name · since 1987
Bradleigh
Bradleigh has 479 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,166 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,260 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 479
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Bradleigh is the #11260 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 479 recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Bradleigh recorded 479 times among girls since 1987, holding rank #11260 nationally today, ahead of 35% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #12,166 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,260 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 479 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bradleigh ranks #12,166 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,260 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 479 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,166 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,260 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 479
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bradleigh's 479 recorded births place it above 83.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
How Bradleigh compares
479 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Bradleigh's all-time total is 27% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bradleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 479 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bradleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bradleigh's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bradleigh popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Currently ranks #11260 among girls.
479 total births across 39 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2014 with 41 births in a single year.
Bradleigh popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 2005 (Bradleigh as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Bradleigh accounts for 2% of total recorded use across both genders.
Bradleigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (233 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Bradleigh's strongest decade.
233 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Bradleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 90
1990s
90 births
- 2000s 61
2000s
61 births
- 2010s
2010s
233 births
- 2020s 83
2020s
83 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 233 births (49% of all-time use).
Bradleigh decade highlights
- Peak decade 233 births
- Runner-up 90 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Bradleigh by state
Where Bradleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
Top 5 states
- Alabama 1.5% of nationwide
- Texas 1.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Alabama accounts for 1.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Bradleigh's data
- Bradleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (233 total births) through the 2020s (83) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Alabama records the most Bradleighs (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bradleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Bradleigh 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.
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