Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Bradley
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1980
Peak era
1980
Peak births
7,210
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Bradley
How many people are named Bradley?
An estimated 275,533 living Americans are named Bradley.
How rare is Bradley?
Bradley is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 794 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 89% from its 1980 peak.
How old is the typical Bradley?
The median age of a living American named Bradley is approximately 43 years, with most bearers falling between 31 and 55 years old.
Is Bradley still popular?
Not especially. Bradley has been declining since its 1980 peak and registered 794 births in 2025.
Where is Bradley most common?
Bradley has its strongest geographic signal in Kentucky, where it appears 4.9× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19802025
Peak year
1980
Decline from peak
89%
2025
794
All-time
313,008
Where it lives now
Bradley is most concentrated in North Dakota — about 4.7× the national rate in the 1950s. It also runs high in Minnesota.
States where Bradley is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.