boy's name

Bradly

BRAD-lee (English)

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 9,836

Bradly is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1990, when 260 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1946.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Bradly Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

2,116
'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Bradly by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 57
1950s 567
1960s 1,163
1970s 1,629
1980s 2,116
1990s 1,986
2000s 1,235
2010s 509
2020s (to 2025) 92

How Popular Is Bradly?

In 2025, Bradly was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Bradly Is Used

Canada #3,095 5 in 2012
England & Wales #3,696 5 in 2009
United States #8,163 10 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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.

Names That Peaked Alongside Bradly

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Bradly Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Bradly over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Bradly

  • English BRAD-lee

Sibling Names for Bradly

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Bradly — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Bradly

How popular is the name Bradly?

In 2025, Bradly was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Bradly a girl's or a boy's name?

Bradly is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Bradly?

Bradly has 2 syllables.

When was Bradly most popular?

Bradly peaked in 1990, when 260 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Bradly a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Bradly currently ranks #8,163 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.