Brad Boy
How popular is Brad?
#4,248 boy name in 2025
24 baby boys were named Brad in the US in 2025, making it the 4248th most popular boy name.
70,964living people named Brad (est.)
54median age of people named Brad
83,293babies named Brad since 1880
1 in 138,139US babies born in 2025
Brad popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,248 for boys (▼ 179 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 24 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-73% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,740 in 2015, #2,885 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1960 (2,644 boys) |
| Highest rank | #98 in 1975 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Brad is most popular
Babies named Brad per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Brad by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | #819 |
| 1910s | 16 | #3,263 |
| 1920s | 36 | #2,601 |
| 1930s | 178 | #1,194 |
| 1940s | 1,298 | #384 |
| 1950s | 16,461 | #142 |
| 1960s | 21,351 | #134 |
| 1970s | 22,617 | #98 |
| 1980s | 13,579 | #116 |
| 1990s | 4,375 | #363 |
| 2000s | 2,169 | #632 |
| 2010s | 782 | #1,411 |
| 2020s | 187 | #2,885 |
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Questions
- Is Brad a boy or girl name?
- Brad is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Brad were boys.
- How popular is the name Brad?
- 24 baby boys were named Brad in the US in 2025, making it the 4248th most popular boy name.
- When was Brad most popular?
- Brad peaked in 1960, when 2,644 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #98 in 1975.
- How many people are named Brad?
- 83,293 babies have been named Brad in the US since 1880. We estimate about 70,964 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 54.
- Where is Brad most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Brad was most common in Florida, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.