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How popular is the name Brad?
Births per year, rank history and how many Brads are alive today.
Brad (male) is a shortened form of the name Bradley. Although Brad itself was given to 5 babies in England and Wales in 2024 (ranked 3689th as a registered name), most Brads are registered as Bradley, which ranked 352nd in 2025 with 119 babies.
Most people called Brad are registered as Bradley, and share that name's profile: the Bradley you are most likely to meet is around 30 years old. Half of all Bradleys born in England and Wales are between 23 and 35, and there are at least 56,000 of them alive today. Only some Bradleys go by Brad.
How many babies are named Brad or Bradley each year?
Combined registrations of Bradley, Brad. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Bradley rank as a registered name?
Where does Brad rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Brad short for Bradley?
Yes - Brad is a shortened form of Bradley. Brads are usually registered as Bradley at birth.
When was the name Brad most popular?
The full name Bradley peaked in 1997, when 2,957 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Brad itself peaked as a registered name in 1997, with 212 babies.
How many people are called Brad?
There's no official count of people who go by Brad, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 56,000 people registered as Bradley born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Brad.
How old is the typical Brad?
Most people called Brad are registered as Bradley. Most living Bradleys are between 23 and 35; the most common age is about 30.
Is Brad becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1997 peak.