Boy name#1,122 of boy names
Bradly
Pronounced B R AE1 D L AY1 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1990
- 79 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Bradly?
Bradly is a boys' name, and first appears in 1946. It has been given to 9,343 children — the 1,122nd most common boys' name on record.
It is still recorded, but barely: 228 births across the past decade, against a peak of 254 in a single year. That peak was in 1990.
Bradlie is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Bradly and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Bradlie
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- B R AE1 D L AY1
- Stress pattern:
- 11
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Bradly
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Bradly
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Bradly?
- Bradly ranks 1,122nd among boys' names in US records, with 9,343 births since 1946. Over the past decade it accounts for 228.
- Is Bradly a unisex name?
- No. Bradly is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Bradly most popular?
- 1990, when 254 children were given the name. It has been in use for 79 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Bradly spelled?
- Bradlie. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.