How Many People Are Named Bradshaw?
An estimated 63 people in the United States have the first name Bradshaw. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Bradshaw peaked in popularity in 2007 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bradshaw 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 Bradshaw paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Bradshaw is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
63
About 1 in 5,440,545 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
2007
10 births
Total Registered
68
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bradshaw
Bradshaw is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 68 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bradshaw as a male name
Ranked #7,665 in 2007
10 male births in 2007
Peak: 2007 (10 births)
Bradshaw: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bradshaw span from the 1950s to the 2000s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 29 babies were registered. Bradshaw remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Bradshaw by Decade
How has Bradshaw 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.
Bradshaw + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bradshaw as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bradshaw
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bradshaw: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bradshaw?
We estimate approximately 63 people named Bradshaw 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 5,440,545 Americans share this first name.
Is Bradshaw a common name?
Bradshaw is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 57.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 68 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bradshaw most popular?
Bradshaw reached peak popularity in 2007, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bradshaw is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bradshaw a male name?
Bradshaw is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bradshaw Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bradshaw Smith, Bradshaw Johnson, Bradshaw 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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