Is Brad a boy or girl name?
Brad is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 26 boys were named Brad, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 83,275 US babies named Brad were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,074
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Brad since 1880
- 83,275
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 2,654 babies
Boys and girls named Brad, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 178 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,298 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 16,461 | 5 | 0% |
| 1960s | 21,354 | 44 | 0.2% |
| 1970s | 22,619 | 120 | 0.5% |
| 1980s | 13,580 | 64 | 0.5% |
| 1990s | 4,375 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 2,169 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 782 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 163 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26 | #4,074 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,897 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,544 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 36 | #3,250 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 41 | #2,889 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 40 | #2,998 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 54 | #2,419 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 55 | #2,350 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 50 | #2,521 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 88 | #1,743 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 76 | #1,908 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 86 | #1,709 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 99 | #1,588 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 117 | #1,411 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 117 | #1,415 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 145 | #1,234 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 166 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 206 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 214 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 228 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 212 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 215 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 231 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 263 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 289 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 307 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 338 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 388 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 419 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 398 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 383 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 456 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 471 | #461 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 566 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 649 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 750 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 835 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 1,026 | #228 | 10 | #6,845 |
| 1986 | 1,102 | #216 | 5 | #11,093 |
| 1985 | 1,143 | #210 | 7 | #8,434 |
| 1984 | 1,237 | #196 | 6 | #9,260 |
| 1983 | 1,471 | #175 | 5 | #10,442 |
| 1982 | 1,687 | #163 | 11 | #5,962 |
| 1981 | 1,958 | #143 | 9 | #6,856 |
| 1980 | 2,371 | #116 | 11 | #5,950 |
| 1979 | 2,334 | #115 | 16 | #4,436 |
| 1978 | 2,107 | #123 | 15 | #4,473 |
| 1977 | 2,524 | #106 | 11 | #5,564 |
| 1976 | 2,437 | #108 | 16 | #3,979 |
| 1975 | 2,610 | #98 | 8 | #6,553 |
| 1974 | 2,483 | #105 | 13 | #4,486 |
| 1973 | 1,885 | #137 | 8 | #6,147 |
| 1972 | 1,748 | #149 | 9 | #5,514 |
| 1971 | 2,165 | #139 | 11 | #4,837 |
| 1970 | 2,326 | #139 | 13 | #4,257 |
| 1969 | 2,106 | #145 | 11 | #4,454 |
| 1968 | 1,709 | #158 | 6 | #6,324 |
| 1967 | 1,771 | #155 | 6 | #6,096 |
| 1966 | 1,896 | #150 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 2,090 | #148 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 2,279 | #142 | 7 | #5,527 |
| 1963 | 2,274 | #146 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 2,082 | #158 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 2,500 | #142 | 7 | #5,351 |
| 1960 | 2,647 | #134 | 7 | #5,220 |
| 1959 | 2,348 | #149 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 2,255 | #151 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 2,191 | #153 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 2,254 | #142 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 1,877 | #153 | 5 | #5,911 |
| 1954 | 1,845 | #154 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 1,651 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 965 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 615 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 460 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 307 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 266 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 230 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 163 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 73 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 67 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 65 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 60 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 36 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 31 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 30 | #1,199 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 18 | #1,620 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 30 | #1,212 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 19 | #1,550 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 27 | #1,298 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 17 | #1,729 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,111 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,122 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,497 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,054 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,031 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,754 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 9 | #2,934 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,278 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,621 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,777 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,055 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,311 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #929 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Brad reached #98 in 1975. As a girl name, it reached #3,979 in 1976. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Brad
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.