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Bradley

“wide meadow”

Say it BRAD-leePronunciation may vary by region.

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The story behind the name

Meet Bradley.

US birth records for 2025 list 36 girls named Bradley (rank #3,994) and 794 boys named Bradley (rank #403).

For girls, the recorded count fell from 52 in 2024 to 36 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count fell from 910 in 2024 to 794 in 2025.

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How popular is Bradley?

United States · 2025
Girls · 2025#3,99436 recorded births
Boys · 2025#403794 recorded births

Recorded US births over time

201420252,4020
● Girls● Boys
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YearCategoryUS rankBirths
2025Boys403794
2025Girls3,99436
2024Boys362910
2024Girls3,08752
2023Boys359908
2023Girls3,28349
2022Boys345952
2022Girls2,76662
2021Boys3131,074
2021Girls2,89758
2020Boys2731,237
2020Girls3,34646
2019Boys2531,443
2019Girls3,05053
2018Boys2471,496
2018Girls3,29948
2017Boys2301,649
2017Girls3,25549
2016Boys1972,054
2016Girls2,90958
2015Boys1732,402
2015Girls3,21851
2014Boys1832,330
2014Girls3,60043

Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.

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