How Many People Are Named Bradford?
people named Bradford are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 14,027 people in the US has this name
Based on 32,114 babies named Bradford in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
779 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which originally came from a place name that meant "broad ford" in Old English.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Bradford (99.9%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Bradford alive today is about 51 years old, and 54% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 41 and 65 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Bradford first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1953, to 779 babies. In 2025, 32 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Bradford has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #240, in 1953. In 2025 it ranked #3,521.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,521 |
| Best rank | #240 (1953) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #279 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Bradford alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Bradford were born in California than in any other state: about 2,135 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Bradford was given 4 times as often in Massachusetts, 3.2 times in Rhode Island and 2.4 times in Maine.
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