Bradley
maleStatistical recordWhat official birth registration shows about Bradley: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.
No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.
Bradley: Recorded every year since 1956, it reached #19 in 1976, and it stood at #372 in 2025.
among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024
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| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1996 | #31 |
| 1997 | #28 |
| 1998 | #33 |
| 1999 | #33 |
| 2000 | #34 |
| 2001 | #36 |
| 2002 | #39 |
| 2003 | #44 |
| 2004 | #42 |
| 2005 | #39 |
| 2006 | #51 |
| 2007 | #68 |
| 2008 | #81 |
| 2009 | #90 |
| 2010 | #100 |
| 2011 | #105 |
| 2012 | #102 |
| 2013 | #117 |
| 2014 | #130 |
| 2015 | #141 |
| 2016 | #151 |
| 2017 | #175 |
| 2018 | #196 |
| 2019 | #219 |
| 2020 | #280 |
| 2021 | #263 |
| 2022 | #340 |
| 2023 | #357 |
| 2024 | #364 |
VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.
See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales
What the data shows
Recorded in official data among boys in New South Wales, Australia in every year from 1956 to 2003.
In 2024: #246 among boys in Scotland, #364 among boys in England and Wales, #404 among boys in Northern Ireland, #520 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1956–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1956–2003
Highest recorded position: #19 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1976 (recorded 1956–2003).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Popularity data
Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1956 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #19 in New South Wales, Australia in 1977.
| Year | Region | Category | Rank | Births registered | Confidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | England and Wales | male | #364 | 119 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | England and Wales | male | #357 | 118 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | England and Wales | male | #340 | 127 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | England and Wales | male | #263 | 175 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | England and Wales | male | #280 | 167 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | England and Wales | male | #219 | 234 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | England and Wales | male | #196 | 269 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | England and Wales | male | #175 | 318 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | England and Wales | male | #151 | 388 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | England and Wales | male | #141 | 407 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | England and Wales | male | #130 | 470 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | England and Wales | male | #117 | 510 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | England and Wales | male | #102 | 619 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | England and Wales | male | #105 | 615 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | England and Wales | male | #100 | 668 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | England and Wales | male | #90 | 730 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | England and Wales | male | #81 | 849 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | England and Wales | male | #68 | 1,098 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | England and Wales | male | #51 | 1,409 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | England and Wales | male | #39 | 1,643 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | England and Wales | male | #42 | 1,662 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | England and Wales | male | #44 | 1,582 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | England and Wales | male | #39 | 1,772 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | England and Wales | male | #36 | 1,923 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | England and Wales | male | #34 | 2,268 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | England and Wales | male | #33 | 2,336 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | England and Wales | male | #33 | 2,452 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | England and Wales | male | #28 | 2,745 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | England and Wales | male | #31 | 2,557 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #76 | 118 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2002 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #78 | 118 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2001 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #56 | 165 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2000 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #49 | 198 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1999 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #48 | 203 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1998 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #40 | 249 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1997 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #29 | 310 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1996 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #29 | 344 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1995 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #31 | 347 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1994 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #32 | 324 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1993 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #29 | 349 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1992 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #28 | 394 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1991 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #27 | 364 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1990 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #32 | 336 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1989 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #28 | 346 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1988 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #32 | 325 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1987 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #34 | 309 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1986 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #32 | 310 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1985 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #30 | 349 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1984 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #31 | 335 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1983 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #30 | 362 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1982 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #29 | 360 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1981 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #27 | 382 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1980 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #27 | 377 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1979 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #25 | 378 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1978 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #24 | 432 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1977 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #19 | 511 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1976 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #19 | 514 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1975 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #22 | 482 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1974 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #24 | 479 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1973 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #23 | 502 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1972 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #25 | 510 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1971 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #28 | 404 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1970 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #34 | 292 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1969 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #34 | 285 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1968 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #35 | 280 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1967 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #36 | 262 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1966 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #35 | 244 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1965 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #33 | 254 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1964 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #41 | 233 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1963 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #39 | 270 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1962 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #50 | 225 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1961 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #52 | 201 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1960 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #29 | 370 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1959 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #37 | 298 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1958 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #53 | 158 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1957 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #62 | 125 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1956 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #83 | 72 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2005 | New Zealand | male | #98 | 47 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | New Zealand | male | #76 | 70 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | New Zealand | male | #64 | 75 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | New Zealand | male | #69 | 71 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | New Zealand | male | #45 | 112 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | New Zealand | male | #33 | 147 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | New Zealand | male | #28 | 166 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | New Zealand | male | #36 | 153 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | New Zealand | male | #38 | 153 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | New Zealand | male | #34 | 162 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | New Zealand | male | #36 | 157 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | New Zealand | male | #40 | 148 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | New Zealand | male | #43 | 139 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | New Zealand | male | #52 | 128 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | New Zealand | male | #46 | 134 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | New Zealand | male | #44 | 147 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | New Zealand | male | #33 | 182 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | New Zealand | male | #40 | 158 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | New Zealand | male | #38 | 149 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | New Zealand | male | #42 | 131 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | New Zealand | male | #41 | 139 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | New Zealand | male | #42 | 135 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | New Zealand | male | #47 | 126 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | New Zealand | male | #45 | 136 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | New Zealand | male | #49 | 113 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | New Zealand | male | #57 | 106 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | New Zealand | male | #58 | 96 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | New Zealand | male | #59 | 109 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | New Zealand | male | #58 | 103 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | New Zealand | male | #93 | 66 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | New Zealand | male | #83 | 82 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | New Zealand | male | #98 | 70 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Northern Ireland | male | #404 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Northern Ireland | male | #264 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Northern Ireland | male | #326 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Northern Ireland | male | #270 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Northern Ireland | male | #254 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Northern Ireland | male | #255 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Northern Ireland | male | #214 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Northern Ireland | male | #166 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Northern Ireland | male | #222 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Northern Ireland | male | #152 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Northern Ireland | male | #237 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Northern Ireland | male | #142 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Northern Ireland | male | #155 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Northern Ireland | male | #202 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Northern Ireland | male | #148 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Northern Ireland | male | #125 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Northern Ireland | male | #111 | 28 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Northern Ireland | male | #76 | 42 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Northern Ireland | male | #73 | 43 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Northern Ireland | male | #85 | 32 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Northern Ireland | male | #78 | 36 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Northern Ireland | male | #79 | 37 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Northern Ireland | male | #80 | 34 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Northern Ireland | male | #91 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Northern Ireland | male | #92 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Northern Ireland | male | #68 | 44 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Northern Ireland | male | #104 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | Republic of Ireland | male | #372 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Republic of Ireland | male | #520 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Republic of Ireland | male | #516 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Republic of Ireland | male | #293 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Republic of Ireland | male | #312 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Republic of Ireland | male | #183 | 27 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland | male | #179 | 31 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Republic of Ireland | male | #187 | 30 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Republic of Ireland | male | #210 | 27 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Republic of Ireland | male | #263 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Republic of Ireland | male | #130 | 47 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Republic of Ireland | male | #168 | 38 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Republic of Ireland | male | #181 | 35 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Republic of Ireland | male | #250 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Republic of Ireland | male | #204 | 28 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Republic of Ireland | male | #201 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Republic of Ireland | male | #227 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Republic of Ireland | male | #202 | 27 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland | male | #163 | 34 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Republic of Ireland | male | #166 | 28 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Republic of Ireland | male | #172 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Republic of Ireland | male | #159 | 25 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Republic of Ireland | male | #152 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Republic of Ireland | male | #168 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Republic of Ireland | male | #153 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Republic of Ireland | male | #137 | 28 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Republic of Ireland | male | #144 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Republic of Ireland | male | #193 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Republic of Ireland | male | #189 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Republic of Ireland | male | #200 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Republic of Ireland | male | #281 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Republic of Ireland | male | #302 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | Republic of Ireland | male | #303 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Scotland | male | #246 | 16 | High | Verified |
- England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
- New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
- New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
- Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
- Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
- Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland
See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.
What's not yet available
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- Origin
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- Nicknames and spelling variants
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Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1956 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #19 in New South Wales, Australia in 1977. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.