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Bradley vs Maddox

Bradley and Maddoxcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Bradley was ranked #246 and Maddox #432 among boys in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Bradley was ranked #352 and Maddox #302 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2021, Bradley was ranked #312 and Maddox #755 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Bradley was ranked #404 and Maddox #404 among boys in Northern Ireland.

Bradley and Maddox over time

Bradley and Maddox appear together in 2 published lists, across 33 years of shared records. Bradley held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Maddox in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Bradley reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Maddox in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys23 shared years, 20032025

    Bradley held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Maddox in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Bradley #39 in 2005, Maddox #271 in 2024.

    The order changed in 2022: Maddox moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #263 and #344; by 2022 that had become #340 and #296.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Bradley #352, Maddox #302.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 20082024

    Bradley held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Maddox in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Bradley #125 in 2008, Maddox #264 in 2022.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Bradley #404, Maddox #404.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Bradley

Pairs where Bradley shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Bradley, Maddox
FieldBradleyMaddox
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #352 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #302 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Bradley and Maddox both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Bradley

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1956

    First recorded at #83 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1956–2003

    Highest recorded position: #19 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1976 (recorded 1956–2003).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #352 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Maddox

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2003

    First recorded at #1962 among boys in England and Wales in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2008–2024

    Highest recorded position: #264 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 2008–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls