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How popular is the name Bradly?

Births per year, rank history and how many Bradlies are alive today.

Bradly (male), a spelling of Bradley, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2009 (ranked 3227th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 2000, when 11 babies were given the name, the 1241st most popular that year.

Across all spellings of the name, 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 55,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 17% chance that at least one of them will be called Bradley.

How many babies are named Bradly each year?

Includes all spellings: Bradly, Bradley. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

01k2k3k200020201984: ~637 estimated (492-781)1994: ~2,682 estimated (1,931-3,432)1996: 2,5621997: 2,7551998: 2,4571999: 2,3392000: 2,2792001: 1,9302002: 1,7832003: 1,5922004: 1,6662005: 1,6502006: 1,4132007: 1,1052008: 8522009: 7352010: 6682011: 6152012: 6192013: 5102014: 4702015: 4072016: 3882017: 3182018: 2692019: 2342020: 1672021: 1752022: 1272023: 1182024: 1192025: 119estimatedactual

Where does the Bradly spelling rank?

1101001,0005,00020001996: ranked 2,0201997: ranked 1,2571998: ranked 2,0741999: ranked 2,9432000: ranked 1,2412001: ranked 1,7462002: ranked 1,3222003: ranked 1,5132004: ranked 3,0092005: ranked 2,1742006: ranked 3,3852007: ranked 2,4352008: ranked 4,4322009: ranked 3,227

Where does the Bradley spelling rank?

110100500200020201984: ranked 921994: ranked 341996: ranked 311997: ranked 281998: ranked 331999: ranked 332000: ranked 342001: ranked 362002: ranked 392003: ranked 442004: ranked 422005: ranked 392006: ranked 512007: ranked 682008: ranked 812009: ranked 902010: ranked 1002011: ranked 1052012: ranked 1022013: ranked 1172014: ranked 1302015: ranked 1412016: ranked 1512017: ranked 1752018: ranked 1962019: ranked 2192020: ranked 2802021: ranked 2632022: ranked 3402023: ranked 3572024: ranked 3642025: ranked 352

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.

Chart: babies named Bradly per year in England and Wales, 1984 to 2025, peaking at about 2,755 in 1997
Bradly: births per year in England and Wales, 1984-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Bradly most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Bradley, peaked in 1997, when 2,755 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Bradly spelling itself peaked in 2000, with 11 babies.

How many people are called Bradly?

At least 55,000 people named Bradly in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Bradly?

Most living Bradlies are between 23 and 35; the most common age is about 30.

Is Bradly becoming more or less popular?

Broadly steady in recent years.






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