Names / Boy names
Bradley
Current rank
#403
and easing
All-time peak
#47
in 1979
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
314,900
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #47 in 1979 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Bradley was first recorded in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a boys' name. Today it sits at #403 and is slowly cooling. Its strongest year was 1979, at #47 nationally. More than 314,900 children have been given the name overall.