Bradley

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Bradley is a given name of Old English origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 314,113 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 312,200 as boys and 1,913 as girls. Bradley gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1980 and has since declined significantly. It is the #245 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 958
2023 956
2022 1,013
2021 1,132
2020 1,282
2019 1,494
2018 1,543
2017 1,697
2016 2,112
2015 2,453
2014 2,372
2013 2,360
2012 2,314
2011 2,174
2010 2,008
2009 1,964
2008 1,961
2007 2,087
2006 2,150
2005 2,426
2004 2,328
2003 2,406
2002 2,659
2001 2,740
2000 3,035
1999 3,593
1998 3,818
1997 4,137
1996 4,778
1995 4,787
1994 4,695
1993 5,151
1992 5,117
1991 5,750
1990 6,453
1989 7,002
1988 7,046
1987 6,972
1986 7,093
1985 7,049
1984 6,624
1983 6,771
1982 7,024
1981 6,940
1980 7,261
1979 6,957
1978 6,135
1977 6,465
1976 6,006
1975 5,926
1974 5,201
1973 4,768
1972 4,865
1971 5,811
1970 6,843
1969 6,419
1968 4,824
1967 4,357
1966 4,572
1965 4,803
1964 4,972
1963 4,776
1962 4,645
1961 4,751
1960 4,752
1959 4,065
1958 3,743
1957 3,536
1956 3,519
1955 3,189
1954 3,245
1953 2,770
1952 2,046
1951 1,811
1950 1,637
1949 1,317
1948 1,030
1947 835
1946 561
1945 310
1944 306
1943 329
1942 342
1941 286
1940 227
1939 206
1938 207
1937 216
1936 215
1935 237
1934 166
1933 160
1932 140
1931 161
1930 122
1929 110
1928 110
1927 91
1926 81
1925 79
1924 86
1923 80
1922 86
1921 64
1920 92
1919 53
1918 81
1917 49
1916 70
1915 66
1914 44
1913 42
1912 36
1911 21
1910 17
1909 19
1908 18
1907 14
1906 12
1905 9
1904 15
1903 6
1902 9
1901 11
1900 15
1899 8
1898 15
1897 16
1896 24
1895 26
1894 9
1893 6
1891 5
1890 9
1887 5
1885 9
1883 8
1882 5
1881 10
1880 5