Bradley
Pronounced B R AE1 D L IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1980
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Bradley?
Bradley is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 318,128 children — the 118th most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 36% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1980, when 7,242 children were given it.
Bradlee is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Bradley and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Bradlee
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- B R AE1 D L IY0 · B R AE1 D L IY2
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 12
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Bradley
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Bradley
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Bradley?
- Bradley ranks 118th among boys' names in US records, with 318,128 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 14,556.
- Is Bradley a unisex name?
- No. Bradley is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Bradley most popular?
- 1980, when 7,242 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Bradley spelled?
- Bradlee. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.