Bradly — #6222 US boys' name
9,332 babies named Bradly in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 56% of names given to boys today.
23% of everyone ever named Bradly was born in this single decade.
254 babies were named Bradly in 1990 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Bradly
The Social Security Administration has registered 9,332 babies named Bradly between 1946 and 2024, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bradly currently holds the #6222 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 254 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Bradly performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 2,111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Bradly shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 814 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Bradly in 34 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Bradly 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 9,332 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.
Bradly at a glance
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Current rank
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Bradly popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1946
- Peak year (1990)
- 254
- Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
Currently ranks #6222 among boys.
9,332 total births across 79 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1990 with 254 births in a single year.
Bradly popularity over time — girls
11 total births recorded since 1986 (Bradly as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Bradly accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Bradly by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 2,111 births that decade — 23% of Bradly's all-time total
Bradly decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,111 births
- Runner-up 1,980 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Bradly's strongest decade
2,111 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 23% of all-time use.
Bradly by state
Where Bradly concentrates geographically — total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 814 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 595 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 527 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 454 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 330 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 291 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 245 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 245 | 2.6% |
814 of 9,332 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 8.7% of nationwide
- Texas 6.4% of nationwide
- Ohio 5.6% of nationwide
- Michigan 4.9% of nationwide
- Illinois 3.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 34 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 8.7% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Bradly appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1946–2024 (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.