Is Bradford a boy or girl name?
Bradford is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 41 boys were named Bradford, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 32,081 US babies named Bradford were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,994
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Bradford since 1880
- 32,081
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 780 babies
Boys and girls named Bradford, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 59 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 86 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 513 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 818 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 998 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 2,418 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 6,692 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 1960s | 5,794 | 11 | 0.2% |
| 1970s | 5,711 | 18 | 0.3% |
| 1980s | 4,746 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 1990s | 2,292 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 976 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 689 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 230 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41 | #2,994 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 49 | #2,656 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 41 | #3,013 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 49 | #2,631 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 50 | #2,553 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 48 | #2,663 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 67 | #2,102 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 70 | #2,018 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 68 | #2,068 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 63 | #2,171 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 77 | #1,886 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 64 | #2,093 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 81 | #1,821 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 73 | #1,907 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 78 | #1,852 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 76 | #1,895 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 57 | #2,296 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 99 | #1,577 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 95 | #1,552 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 97 | #1,486 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 99 | #1,425 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 102 | #1,344 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 125 | #1,140 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 103 | #1,284 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 123 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 151 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 176 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 177 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 211 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 216 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 243 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 267 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 270 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 277 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 304 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 353 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 368 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 441 | #416 | 5 | #11,500 |
| 1986 | 387 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 453 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 474 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 480 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 561 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 599 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 630 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 614 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 599 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 603 | #312 | 5 | #9,789 |
| 1976 | 593 | #301 | 5 | #9,443 |
| 1975 | 555 | #323 | 8 | #6,554 |
| 1974 | 602 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 494 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 469 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 570 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 612 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 601 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 535 | #330 | 6 | #6,325 |
| 1967 | 558 | #315 | 5 | #6,895 |
| 1966 | 525 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 581 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 602 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 611 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 534 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 579 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 668 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 617 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 621 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 675 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 720 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 699 | #267 | 5 | #5,912 |
| 1954 | 773 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 780 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 656 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 575 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 576 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 496 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 376 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 327 | #380 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 251 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 184 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 191 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 173 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 159 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 135 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 126 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 128 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 107 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 130 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 102 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 92 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 96 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 82 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 86 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 87 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 88 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 84 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 85 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 96 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 98 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 76 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 76 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 73 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 71 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 85 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 74 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 69 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 70 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 72 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 72 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 69 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 50 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 38 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 43 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 22 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 15 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 11 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 9 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,266 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 11 | #747 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 9 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,069 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 13 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 9 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 13 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 11 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,098 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 7 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 9 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #930 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bradford reached #240 in 1953. As a girl name, it reached #5,912 in 1955. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bradford
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.