Bradley
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Bradley
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 for girls#3994 US
Fading boys' name making fresh start for girls, aided by -ley ending.
About 50 baby girls were named Bradley last year in the US, versus 900 baby boys. Bradley got a boost as a girls' name via the Jennifer Aniston character on The Morning Show.
Pronounced BRAD-lee.
As of October 2026, Bradley ranked #403 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #47 in 1979.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #183 | 2,329 | #3,600 | 43 |
| 2015 | #173 | 2,402 | #3,217 | 51 |
| 2016 | #197 | 2,054 | #2,908 | 58 |
| 2017 | #230 | 1,648 | #3,252 | 49 |
| 2018 | #247 | 1,495 | #3,298 | 48 |
| 2019 | #253 | 1,441 | #3,047 | 53 |
| 2020 | #273 | 1,236 | #3,345 | 46 |
| 2021 | #313 | 1,074 | #2,895 | 58 |
| 2022 | #345 | 951 | #2,765 | 62 |
| 2023 | #359 | 907 | #3,283 | 49 |
| 2024 | #364 | 906 | #3,078 | 52 |
| 2025 | #403 | 794 | #3,994 | 36 |
World rankings
Bradley for boys
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Famous Bradleys
- Bradley Charles CooperBoy
American actor
- Bradley "Brad" SherwoodBoy
American comedian
- Bradley Kenneth "Brad" RobertsBoy
Canadian singer
- Bradley JamesBoy
English actor
- Bradley William "Brad" SimpsonBoy
lead singer of British band The Vamps
- Bradley Steven PerryBoy
American actor
- Bradley Marc WigginsBoy
English cyclist
- Bradley JosephBoy
American composer
- Bradley James NowellBoy
American former lead singer of band Sublime
- William Bradley "Brad" PittBoy
American actor
- Bradley "Brad" Colburn aka TheRadBradBoy
American YouTuber
- Bradley Gilvin BatesBoy
son of Zach Bates of reality TV show Bringing Up Bates
- Bradley ManningBoy
former American soldier involved in the Wikileaks scandal (now Chelsea Manning)
Bradley in pop culture
- Bradley MichaelsBoy
main character in short story "Almighty" by author Justine Avery
- Bradley MartinGirl
female character from TV Show "Bates Motel"
- Bradley "Brad" TaylorGirl
female character from TV Show "Hey Dude" on Nickelodeon in the 1980s
- Bradley JacksonGirl
Reese Witherspoon’s character jn The Morning Show