Bradley vs Richard

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.

• New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  In 1997, Bradley was ranked #29 and Richard #98 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Boys

  In 1999, Bradley was ranked #33 and Richard #81 among boys in New Zealand.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Bradley was ranked #372 and Richard #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Boys

  In 2024, Bradley was ranked #246 and Richard #619 among boys in Scotland.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2022, Bradley was ranked #264 and Richard #311 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2025, Bradley was ranked #352 and Richard #431 among boys in England and Wales.

Bradley and Richard over time

Bradley and Richard appear together in 5 published lists, across 156 years of shared records. Bradley held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Richard in 2.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Richard reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, Bradley in 1. 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

• New South Wales, Australia · Boys42 shared years, 1956–1997

  Bradley held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Richard in 17.

  Highest recorded here: Bradley #19 in 1976, Richard #16 in 1960.

  The order changed in 1973: Bradley moved ahead. In 1972 they stood at #25 and #24; by 1973 that had become #23 and #24.

  Most recent shared year, 1997: Bradley #29, Richard #98.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys33 shared years, 1987–2025

  Bradley held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Richard in 29.

  Highest recorded here: Bradley #130 in 2015, Richard #33 in 1987.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Bradley #372, Richard #232.

• England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Bradley held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Richard in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Bradley #28 in 1997, Richard #62 in 1996.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Bradley #352, Richard #431.

• New Zealand · Boys27 shared years, 1973–1999

  Bradley held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Richard in 20.

  Highest recorded here: Bradley #28 in 1998, Richard #9 in 1975.

  The order changed in 1993: Bradley moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #43 and #37; by 1993 that had become #40 and #41.

  Most recent shared year, 1999: Bradley #33, Richard #81.

• Northern Ireland · Boys24 shared years, 1997–2022

  Bradley held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Richard in 3.

  Highest recorded here: Bradley #68 in 1998, Richard #77 in 1999.

  The order changed in 2014: Bradley moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #237 and #219; by 2014 that had become #152 and #315.

  Most recent shared year, 2022: Bradley #264, Richard #311.

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.

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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.

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