How Many People Are Named Bradley Cooper?

There are approximately 259 people named Bradley Cooper living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,323,376 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Bradley with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Cooper. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

259

1 in 1,323,376 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Bradley

Last Name

Cooper

Bradley: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Bradley. The peak year was 1980 with 7,261 births. The average person named Bradley today is 43 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Bradley

In the 2020 Census, the first name Bradley was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (89.27%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (3.36%) and Black (2.91%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Bradley in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Bradley rose or fell over time.

White

89.27%

Black

2.91%

Hispanic

3.36%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.98%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.63%

Two or More Races

2.85%

Ancestry of the Cooper Surname

The surname Cooper was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Cooper in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

65.24%

Black

25.37%

Hispanic

3.46%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.62%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.72%

Two or More Races

4.59%

How we calculated this

The first name "Bradley" has an estimated frequency of 0.0833% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Cooper" appears at a rate of 90.82 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Bradley are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 259 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Bradley

Bradley Smith Bradley Johnson Bradley Williams Bradley Brown Bradley Jones Bradley Garcia Bradley Anderson

Other people with the surname Cooper

Michael Cooper James Cooper John Cooper David Cooper Robert Cooper William Cooper Jennifer Cooper Jacob Cooper

Bradley Cooper: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Bradley Cooper?

We estimate approximately 259 people named Bradley Cooper are alive in the United States today. The first name Bradley is shared by 285,383 Americans, and the surname Cooper is shared by 311,282.

How rare is the name Bradley Cooper?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,323,376 Americans. The first name Bradley is common and the surname Cooper is common.

Is Bradley a male or female name?

Bradley is predominantly male, with 99.4% of bearers being male and 0.6% female. It peaked in popularity in 1980 and the average bearer today is 43 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Bradley?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Bradley was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (89.27%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (3.36%) and Black (2.91%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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