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How popular is the name Bradley?
Births per year, rank history and how many Bradleys are alive today.
Bradley (male), once a common boys' name, is now an uncommon choice for new babies in England and Wales, ranked 352nd in 2025 with 119 given the name. The name peaked in 1997, when 2,745 babies were given the name, the 28th most popular that year. It has declined since 1997; the 2025 figure is roughly 4% of its peak. Numbers have been falling in recent years. At least 51,000 babies have been named Bradley in England and Wales since 1984. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Common short forms of Bradley include Brad.
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 54,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 16% chance that at least one of them will be called Bradley.
How many babies are named Bradley each year?
Where does Bradley rank among boys' names?
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
When was the name Bradley most popular?
Bradley peaked in 1997, when 2,745 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Bradley?
At least 54,000 people named Bradley born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Bradley?
Most living Bradleys are between 23 and 35; the most common age is about 30.
Is Bradley becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1997 peak.