Boys' name · since 1970
Bradon
Bradon has 2,060 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,249 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,308 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,060
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Bradon is the #12308 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,060 recorded since 1970.
Bradon has 2,060 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12308 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of boys, 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 2025.
- #3,249 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,308 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,060 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bradon ranks #3,249 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,308 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,060 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,249 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,308 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,060
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Bradon's 2,060 recorded births place it above 92.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Bradon compares
2,060 Top 22% higher than 78% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Bradon's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bradon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,060 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 104 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bradon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bradon's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 104, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bradon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 104
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Bradon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (809 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Bradon's strongest decade.
809 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Bradon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 91
1970s
91 births
- 1980s
1980s
332 births
- 1990s
1990s
600 births
- 2000s
2000s
809 births
- 2010s 199
2010s
199 births
- 2020s 29
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 809 births (39% of all-time use).
How Bradon 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 Bradon's total volume
Bradon by state
Where Bradon concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 112 | 5.4% |
| #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% |
112 of 2,060 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Bradon appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bradon's data
- Bradon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (809 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Bradons (112 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 Bradon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
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 Bradon 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.