Bradley Name Popularity

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How popular is Bradley?

The somewhat popular name Bradley was the 247th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 250 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #47 was reached for the first time in 1970 and as recently as 1979.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1980 with 7,213 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Bradley was less than 5, most recently in 1892.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Bradley occurred roughly during the years 1892-1895, 1905-1908, 1909-1916, 1925-1931, 1932-1935, 1938-1942, 1943-1954, 1955-1960, 1966-1970, and 1976-1979, whereas 1996-2003, and 2014-2017 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Bradley popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

For a number of years, the name Bradley has steadily decreased in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Bradley lately has dropped.

The name Bradley is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Bradley (Girl)		Bradley (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		48	3,285	1,486	247
2017		49	3,238	1,644	229
2016		58	2,903	2,046	198
2015		51	3,212	2,399	173
2014		43	3,591	2,325	183
2013		30	4,657	2,322	176
2012		15	7,864	2,294	169
2011		15	7,853	2,157	179
2010		13	8,789	1,995	185
2009		13	8,973	1,951	196
2008		8	12,757	1,951	201
2007		12	9,639	2,075	194
2006		13	8,802	2,135	188
2005		17	6,868	2,409	173
2004		20	6,002	2,307	176
2003		12	8,600	2,393	165
2002		15	7,098	2,644	149
2001		11	8,851	2,729	145
2000		18	5,977	3,016	131
1999		17	5,935	3,575	104
1998		23	4,649	3,796	101
1997		13	6,905	4,123	94
1996		22	4,606	4,756	83
1995		23	4,362	4,763	78
1994		17	5,473	4,675	83
1993		16	5,706	5,133	73
1992		19	5,075	5,097	72
1991		27	3,831	5,724	67
1990		17	5,319	6,431	65
1989		25	3,906	6,977	58
1988		29	3,318	7,015	57
1987		56	1,992	6,914	56
1986		50	2,120	7,038	54
1985		37	2,602	7,011	53
1984		56	1,888	6,573	53
1983		33	2,668	6,739	52
1982		46	2,188	6,983	51
1981		44	2,270	6,897	50
1980		52	2,014	7,213	51
1979		31	2,798	6,932	47
1978		39	2,309	6,099	53
1977		34	2,524	6,434	49
1976		28	2,736	5,982	51
1975		32	2,457	5,896	52
1974		28	2,620	5,171	58
1973		21	3,132	4,751	62
1972		26	2,689	4,836	61
1971		29	2,546	5,788	58
1970		24	2,864	6,823	47
1969		28	2,458	6,393	53
1968		21	2,794	4,806	57
1967		15	3,360	4,345	66
1966		17	3,049	4,556	68
1965		16	3,157	4,788	72
1964		12	3,895	4,964	77
1963		11	4,041	4,769	82
1962		9	4,563	4,637	87
1961		9	4,571	4,734	87
1960		7	5,223	4,743	90
1959		15	3,112	4,050	103
1958		9	4,216	3,729	108
1957		8	4,565	3,522	107
1956		< 5	--	3,512	103
1955		6	5,277	3,178	107
1954		5	5,823	3,235	106
1953		7	4,631	2,765	118
1952		< 5	--	2,045	141
1951		< 5	--	1,813	145
1950		6	4,786	1,631	152
1949		6	4,729	1,312	174
1948		< 5	--	1,030	192
1947		5	5,386	830	221
1946		< 5	--	560	270
1945		< 5	--	309	341
1944		< 5	--	307	341
1943		< 5	--	329	339
1942		< 5	--	342	327
1941		< 5	--	286	342
1940		< 5	--	228	379
1939		< 5	--	205	397
1938		< 5	--	208	394
1937		< 5	--	215	376
1936		< 5	--	216	372
1935		< 5	--	237	357
1934		< 5	--	166	438
1933		< 5	--	159	436
1932		< 5	--	141	481
1931		< 5	--	161	444
1930		< 5	--	122	544
1929		< 5	--	110	564
1928		< 5	--	110	589
1927		< 5	--	91	670
1926		< 5	--	81	710
1925		< 5	--	79	731
1924		< 5	--	86	710
1923		< 5	--	80	728
1922		< 5	--	86	703
1921		< 5	--	64	869
1920		6	4,459	86	692
1919		< 5	--	53	919
1918		< 5	--	81	702
1917		< 5	--	49	910
1916		< 5	--	70	715
1915		< 5	--	66	734
1914		< 5	--	44	797
1913		< 5	--	42	713
1912		< 5	--	36	714
1911		< 5	--	21	692
1910		< 5	--	17	731
1909		< 5	--	19	617
1908		< 5	--	18	613
1907		< 5	--	14	704
1906		< 5	--	12	715
1905		< 5	--	9	846
1904		< 5	--	15	588
1903		< 5	--	6	1,025
1902		< 5	--	9	803
1901		< 5	--	11	639
1900		< 5	--	15	651
1899		< 5	--	8	793
1898		< 5	--	15	547
1897		< 5	--	16	499
1896		< 5	--	24	400
1895		< 5	--	26	370
1894		< 5	--	9	739
1893		< 5	--	6	926
1892		< 5	--	< 5	--
1891		< 5	--	5	991
1890		< 5	--	9	671
1889		< 5	--	< 5	--
1888		< 5	--	< 5	--
1887		< 5	--	5	947
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	9	650
1884		< 5	--	< 5	--
1883		< 5	--	8	687
1882		< 5	--	5	958
1881		< 5	--	10	567
1880		< 5	--	5	931

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.