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Bradley name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Bradley ranks #403 in male records (794 reported) and #3,994 in female records (36 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#3,994 · 36 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 16 female records (52 to 36); rank moved from #3,087 to #3,994.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 22 female records (58 to 36); rank moved from #2,897 to #3,994.
2025 male rank and count
#403 · 794 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 116 male records (910 to 794); rank moved from #362 to #403.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 280 male records (1,074 to 794); rank moved from #313 to #403.
Peak year in available data
2016: 2,054 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Bradley becoming more popular?

Bradley's reported male count decreased by 116 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #362 to #403. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Bradley in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for BradleyFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,0540201620252016: 58 female records2017: 49 female records2018: 48 female records2019: 53 female records2020: 46 female records2021: 58 female records2022: 62 female records2023: 49 female records2024: 52 female records2025: 36 female records2016: 2,054 male records2017: 1,649 male records2018: 1,496 male records2019: 1,443 male records2020: 1,237 male records2021: 1,074 male records2022: 952 male records2023: 908 male records2024: 910 male records2025: 794 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025363,994794403
2024523,087910362
2023493,283908359
2022622,766952345
2021582,8971,074313
2020463,3461,237273
2019533,0501,443253
2018483,2991,496247
2017493,2551,649230
2016582,9092,054197

Questions about Bradley’s popularity

How common is Bradley in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Bradley ranks #403 in male records (794 reported) and #3,994 in female records (36 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Bradley?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Bradley only.

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