Is Bradley a boy or girl name?
Bradley is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 52 girls and 906 boys were named Bradley, so 5.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 314,113 US babies named Bradley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #364
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,078
- Babies named Bradley since 1880
- 314,113
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 7,261 babies
Boys and girls named Bradley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 42 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 118 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 128 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 479 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 873 | 6 | 0.7% |
| 1930s | 1,830 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 5,532 | 11 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 29,506 | 55 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 48,726 | 145 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 58,684 | 293 | 0.5% |
| 1980s | 69,354 | 428 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 48,085 | 194 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 23,617 | 139 | 0.6% |
| 2010s | 20,152 | 375 | 1.8% |
| 2020s | 5,074 | 267 | 5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 906 | #364 | 52 | #3,078 |
| 2023 | 907 | #359 | 49 | #3,283 |
| 2022 | 951 | #345 | 62 | #2,765 |
| 2021 | 1,074 | #313 | 58 | #2,895 |
| 2020 | 1,236 | #273 | 46 | #3,345 |
| 2019 | 1,441 | #253 | 53 | #3,047 |
| 2018 | 1,495 | #247 | 48 | #3,298 |
| 2017 | 1,648 | #230 | 49 | #3,252 |
| 2016 | 2,054 | #197 | 58 | #2,908 |
| 2015 | 2,402 | #173 | 51 | #3,217 |
| 2014 | 2,329 | #183 | 43 | #3,600 |
| 2013 | 2,330 | #176 | 30 | #4,664 |
| 2012 | 2,299 | #169 | 15 | #7,875 |
| 2011 | 2,159 | #178 | 15 | #7,858 |
| 2010 | 1,995 | #185 | 13 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 1,951 | #196 | 13 | #8,981 |
| 2008 | 1,953 | #201 | 8 | #12,768 |
| 2007 | 2,075 | #194 | 12 | #9,642 |
| 2006 | 2,137 | #188 | 13 | #8,805 |
| 2005 | 2,409 | #173 | 17 | #6,870 |
| 2004 | 2,308 | #176 | 20 | #6,006 |
| 2003 | 2,394 | #165 | 12 | #8,602 |
| 2002 | 2,644 | #149 | 15 | #7,101 |
| 2001 | 2,729 | #145 | 11 | #8,856 |
| 2000 | 3,017 | #131 | 18 | #5,978 |
| 1999 | 3,576 | #104 | 17 | #5,938 |
| 1998 | 3,795 | #101 | 23 | #4,650 |
| 1997 | 4,124 | #94 | 13 | #6,905 |
| 1996 | 4,756 | #83 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 4,764 | #78 | 23 | #4,364 |
| 1994 | 4,678 | #83 | 17 | #5,473 |
| 1993 | 5,135 | #73 | 16 | #5,706 |
| 1992 | 5,098 | #72 | 19 | #5,077 |
| 1991 | 5,723 | #67 | 27 | #3,831 |
| 1990 | 6,436 | #65 | 17 | #5,320 |
| 1989 | 6,977 | #58 | 25 | #3,905 |
| 1988 | 7,017 | #57 | 29 | #3,318 |
| 1987 | 6,916 | #56 | 56 | #1,992 |
| 1986 | 7,043 | #54 | 50 | #2,120 |
| 1985 | 7,012 | #53 | 37 | #2,602 |
| 1984 | 6,568 | #53 | 56 | #1,888 |
| 1983 | 6,738 | #52 | 33 | #2,668 |
| 1982 | 6,978 | #51 | 46 | #2,187 |
| 1981 | 6,896 | #50 | 44 | #2,269 |
| 1980 | 7,209 | #51 | 52 | #2,017 |
| 1979 | 6,926 | #47 | 31 | #2,800 |
| 1978 | 6,096 | #53 | 39 | #2,310 |
| 1977 | 6,431 | #49 | 34 | #2,525 |
| 1976 | 5,978 | #51 | 28 | #2,736 |
| 1975 | 5,894 | #52 | 32 | #2,458 |
| 1974 | 5,173 | #58 | 28 | #2,624 |
| 1973 | 4,747 | #62 | 21 | #3,132 |
| 1972 | 4,839 | #61 | 26 | #2,689 |
| 1971 | 5,781 | #58 | 30 | #2,484 |
| 1970 | 6,819 | #47 | 24 | #2,864 |
| 1969 | 6,391 | #53 | 28 | #2,460 |
| 1968 | 4,803 | #57 | 21 | #2,797 |
| 1967 | 4,342 | #66 | 15 | #3,358 |
| 1966 | 4,555 | #68 | 17 | #3,050 |
| 1965 | 4,787 | #72 | 16 | #3,160 |
| 1964 | 4,960 | #77 | 12 | #3,895 |
| 1963 | 4,765 | #82 | 11 | #4,042 |
| 1962 | 4,636 | #87 | 9 | #4,564 |
| 1961 | 4,742 | #87 | 9 | #4,572 |
| 1960 | 4,745 | #90 | 7 | #5,221 |
| 1959 | 4,050 | #103 | 15 | #3,114 |
| 1958 | 3,734 | #108 | 9 | #4,220 |
| 1957 | 3,528 | #107 | 8 | #4,570 |
| 1956 | 3,519 | #103 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 3,183 | #107 | 6 | #5,278 |
| 1954 | 3,240 | #106 | 5 | #5,823 |
| 1953 | 2,763 | #118 | 7 | #4,632 |
| 1952 | 2,046 | #141 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 1,811 | #145 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 1,632 | #152 | 5 | #5,378 |
| 1949 | 1,311 | #174 | 6 | #4,730 |
| 1948 | 1,030 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 830 | #221 | 5 | #5,385 |
| 1946 | 561 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 310 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 306 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 329 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 342 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 286 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 227 | #380 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 206 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 207 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 216 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 215 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 237 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 166 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 160 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 140 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 161 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 122 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 110 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 110 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 91 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 81 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 79 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 86 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 80 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 86 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 64 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 86 | #692 | 6 | #4,459 |
| 1919 | 53 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 81 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 49 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 70 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 66 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 44 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 42 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 36 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 21 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 17 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 19 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 18 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 14 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 12 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 9 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 15 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 9 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 11 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 15 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 8 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 15 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 16 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 24 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 26 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 9 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 6 | #926 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #991 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 9 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 9 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 8 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 10 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #931 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bradley reached #47 in 1970. As a girl name, it reached #1,888 in 1984. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bradley
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.