Bradley Boy
How popular is Bradley?
#403 boy name in 2025
794 baby boys were named Bradley in the US in 2025, making it the 403rd most popular boy name. Another 36 girls got the name (#3,974 for girls).
Bradley popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #403 for boys (▼ 41 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 794 boys, 36 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-67% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #173 in 2015, #273 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1980 (7,210 boys) |
| Highest rank | #47 in 1970 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 96% boys, 4% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Bradley counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Bradley family of names ranked #385 for boys in 2025 (#352 the year before), with 828 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Bradley is most popular
Babies named Bradley per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- West Virginia: 1.0 per 1,000 (34 boys)
- Maine: 1.0 per 1,000 (19 boys)
- Mississippi: 1.0 per 1,000 (54 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.9 per 1,000 (182 boys)
- Kentucky: 0.9 per 1,000 (88 boys)
Bradley by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 42 | #563 |
| 1890s | 118 | #368 |
| 1900s | 128 | #587 |
| 1910s | 479 | #689 |
| 1920s | 873 | #564 |
| 1930s | 1,830 | #356 |
| 1940s | 5,532 | #174 |
| 1950s | 29,507 | #103 |
| 1960s | 48,730 | #53 |
| 1970s | 58,678 | #47 |
| 1980s | 69,352 | #50 |
| 1990s | 48,086 | #65 |
| 2000s | 23,618 | #131 |
| 2010s | 20,160 | #169 |
| 2020s | 5,875 | #273 |
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Questions
- Is Bradley a boy or girl name?
- Bradley is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 96% of babies named Bradley were boys.
- How popular is the name Bradley?
- 794 baby boys were named Bradley in the US in 2025, making it the 403rd most popular boy name. Another 36 girls got the name (#3,974 for girls).
- When was Bradley most popular?
- Bradley peaked in 1980, when 7,210 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #47, held for 2 years starting in 1970.
- How many people are named Bradley?
- 314,957 babies have been named Bradley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 280,940 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 43.
- Where is Bradley most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Bradley was most common in West Virginia, at 1.0 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.