boy's name
Bradan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Births on record 530
Northern Ireland
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2021 births
Bradan is a boy's name. In 2017 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 2005, when 44 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1989.
Bradan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 67 |
| 2000s | 240 |
| 2010s (to 2017) | 129 |
How popular is Bradan?
In 2017, Bradan was given to 13 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Bradan is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Bradan is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Bradán | Bradán is a rare spelling of Bradan, written with a fada and recorded 14 times, mostly in Ireland. | 14 |
Names that peaked alongside Bradan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Bradan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Bradan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Bradan in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Bradán
Sibling names for Bradan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Bradan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Bradan
How popular is the name Bradan?
In 2017, Bradan was given to 13 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Bradan a girl's or a boy's name?
Bradan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Bradan most popular?
Bradan peaked in 2005, when 44 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.