Bradley

English

"wide meadow"

Bradley Origin and Meaning

The name Bradley is a boy's name of English origin meaning "wide meadow".

An English surname name, Bradley has a long history, dating way back to at least 1086, but as a first name it actually succeeded in the US before it reached England--though Dickens used it in his novel Our Mutual Friend. Bradley Cooper is one namesake.

Bradley Rank in US Top 1000

# 364 in the US

Bradley Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1081 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Bradley

• 364 US 2024
• 1081 Nameberry 2025
• 171 Future 2028
• 357 England 2023
• 199 Netherlands 2015

20 Names Similar to Bradley

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Famous People Named Bradley

• Bradley Charles Cooper American actor
• Bradley "Brad" Sherwood American comedian
• Bradley Kenneth "Brad" Roberts Canadian singer
• Bradley James English actor
• Bradley William "Brad" Simpson lead singer of British band The Vamps
• Bradley Steven Perry American actor
• Bradley Marc Wiggins English cyclist
• Bradley Joseph American composer
• Bradley James Nowell American former lead singer of band Sublime
• William Bradley "Brad" Pitt American actor
• Bradley "Brad" Colburn aka TheRadBrad American YouTuber
• Bradley Gilvin Bates son of Zach Bates of reality TV show Bringing Up Bates
• Bradley Manning former American soldier involved in the Wikileaks scandal (now Chelsea Manning)

The name Bradley in Pop Culture

• Bradley Michaels main character in short story "Almighty" by author Justine Avery