How Many People Are Named Bradley?
people named Bradley are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,225 people in the US has this name
Based on 314,957 babies named Bradley in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
7,262 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which originally came from a place name meaning "broad clearing" in Old English. A famous bearer of the surname was the World War II American general Omar Bradley (1893-1981).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Bradley, 0.7% were girls and 99.3% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1890s: 0% of the babies were girls then and 4.9% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Bradley alive today is about 42 years old, and 60% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 30 and 54 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Bradley first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1980, to 7,262 babies. In 2025, 830 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Bradley never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #47, in 1970 and 1979, and it was in the top 100 for 38 years, 1960 to 1997. In 2025 it ranked #403.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #403 |
| Best rank | #47 (1970 and 1979) |
| Years in the top 100 | 38 (1960 to 1997) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #54 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Bradley alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Bradley were born in California than in any other state: about 21,519 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Bradley was given 2.3 times as often in North Dakota, 2.2 times in South Dakota and 2.1 times in Minnesota.
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