EveryBabyNames

Bradley

4 countries#403 in United States, 2025
US
#403
in United States, 2025
FR
#683
in France, 2022
SCOT
#253
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#270
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
319,528
Peak year (United States)
1980
Peak-year count
7,262
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Bradley was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

314,957 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #403 · peaked in 1980 with 7,262 births

Most common in: California, Illinois, Ohio, Texas, Michigan

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

2,409 births recorded 1958–2022 · currently #683 · peaked in 2003 with 120 births

Most common in: Seine-Saint-Denis, Guyane, Martinique, Paris, Val-d'Oise

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

1,597 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #253 · peaked in 1998 with 84 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

565 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #270 · peaked in 1998 with 44 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Bradley’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#188
2007#194↓6
2008#201↓7
2009#196↑5
2010#185↑11
2011#177↑8
2012#169↑8
2013#176↓7
2014#183↓7
2015#173↑10
2016#197↓24
2017#230↓33
2018#247↓17
2019#253↓6
2020#273↓20
2021#313↓40
2022#345↓32
2023#359↓14
2024#362↓3
2025#403↓41

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