Boys' name · since 1989
Bradyn
Bradyn has 4,773 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,836 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,288 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,773
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Bradyn currently ranks #3288 among boys' names in America, with 4,773 babies recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bradyn has been recorded 4,773 times among boys since 1989, currently ranked #3288 nationally and more common than 76% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #1,836 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,288 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,773 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bradyn ranks #1,836 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,288 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,773 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,836 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,288 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,773
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Bradyn's 4,773 recorded births place it above 95.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Bradyn compares
4,773 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Bradyn's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bradyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,773 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 407 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bradyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bradyn splits its recorded history at 2007: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1991 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 407 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bradyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 407
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Bradyn popularity over time - girls
224 total births recorded since 1993 (Bradyn as girls' name)
Bradyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,592 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Bradyn's strongest decade.
2,592 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Bradyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s 329
1990s
329 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,592 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,568 births
- 2020s 276
2020s
276 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,592 births (54% of all-time use).
How Bradyn 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 Bradyn's total volume
Bradyn by state
Where Bradyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 374 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 236 | 4.9% |
| #3 | California | | 219 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 201 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 167 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 153 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 142 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 137 | 2.9% |
374 of 4,773 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Bradyn appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bradyn's data
- Bradyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,592 total births); usage has since declined to 276 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Bradyns (374 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 Bradyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Bradyn 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.