How Many People Are Named Bradly?
An estimated 8,737 people in the United States have the first name Bradly. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Bradly peaked in popularity in 1990 with 260 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bradly as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bradly paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,737
About 1 in 39,230 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1990
260 births
Total Registered
9,343
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bradly
Bradly is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 9,343 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Bradly as a male name
Ranked #6,202 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (254 births)
Bradly as a female name
Ranked #11,576 in 1990
6 female births in 1990
Peak: 1990 (6 births)
Bradly: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bradly span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 2,116 babies were registered. Bradly has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bradly by Decade
How has Bradly tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bradly by State
Birth registrations for Bradly span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in South Dakota, West Virginia, Nevada. On average, about 171 Bradlys were registered per state.
Bradly + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bradly as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Bradly: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bradly?
We estimate approximately 8,737 people named Bradly are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 39,230 Americans share this first name.
Is Bradly a common name?
Bradly is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,343 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bradly most popular?
Bradly reached peak popularity in 1990, when 260 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bradly is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bradly a male name?
Bradly is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bradly Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bradly Smith, Bradly Johnson, Bradly Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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