Recorded 1970–2023 Boys' name Peak 2005 2,055 births

Bradon — boys' name

2,055 babies named Bradon in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s911980s3321990s6002000s8092010s1992020s24
2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Bradon was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

104 babies were named Bradon in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bradon

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,055 babies named Bradon between 1970 and 2023, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bradon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 104 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bradon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 809 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Bradon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 112 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Bradon in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bradon 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 2,055 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.

Bradon at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

2,055

Since 1970

54 years of records

Peak year

2005

104 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1970

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2023

Bradon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1970

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2005)
104
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
050100150 202320162009200219951988198119741970 8

Bradon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
809 births that decade — 39% of Bradon's all-time total
1970s911980s3321990s6002000s8092010s1992020s24

Bradon by state

Where Bradon concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Bradon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
112 5.5%
#2 California
64 3.1%
#3 Ohio
49 2.4%
#4 Utah
38 1.8%
#5 Pennsylvania
30 1.5%
#6 Florida
29 1.4%
#7 New York
24 1.2%
#8 Oklahoma
24 1.2%
Texas share of Bradon's total US births 5.5%
Even split

112 of 2,055 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.

Bradon appears in 24 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bradon?
2,055 babies have been named Bradon since 1970. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2005 with 104 births.
When was Bradon most popular?
Bradon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 809 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Bradon most popular?
The top states for the name Bradon are Texas (112 births), California (64 births), Ohio (49 births).
How long has the name Bradon been used?
Bradon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 54 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Bradon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brandon, Bradley, Brayden, Brady, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1970–2023 (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.