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Brad

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Meaning of Brad: English: 'broad meadow'

Brad is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4120th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3688th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4120

24 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3688

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

83,293

First recorded 1880 · peak 1960

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 1,967 babies1982: 1,698 babies1983: 1,476 babies1984: 1,243 babies1985: 1,150 babies1986: 1,107 babies1987: 1,036 babies1988: 834 babies1989: 750 babies1990: 649 babies19901991: 566 babies1992: 471 babies1993: 456 babies1994: 383 babies1995: 398 babies1996: 419 babies1997: 388 babies1998: 338 babies1999: 307 babies2000: 289 babies20002001: 263 babies2002: 231 babies2003: 215 babies2004: 212 babies2005: 228 babies2006: 214 babies2007: 206 babies2008: 166 babies2009: 145 babies2010: 117 babies20102011: 117 babies2012: 99 babies2013: 86 babies2014: 76 babies2015: 88 babies2016: 50 babies2017: 55 babies2018: 54 babies2019: 40 babies2020: 41 babies20202021: 36 babies2022: 32 babies2023: 28 babies2024: 26 babies2025: 24 babies
US babies named Brad per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,967.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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