Brad
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BRAD
- Origin
- Old English
- US rank, 2025
- #4,248 for boys
Brad is a boys' name of Old English origin, meaning “broad”. In 2025 it ranked 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Brad mean?
Old English: short form of Bradley or Bradford
“broad”
Short form of Bradley or Bradford, from Old English brad, broad.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Brad a girl's or a boy's name?
Brad is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Brad in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 246 boys.
Half of all the boys named Brad in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2003. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Brad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 13 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,391 |
| 2008 | 26 | #1,071 |
| 2007 | 35 | #843 |
| 2006 | 45 | #679 |
| 2005 | 50 | #590 |
| 2004 | 54 | #535 |
| 2003 | 87 | #349 |
| 2002 | 78 | #361 |
| 2001 | 123 | #260 |
| 2000 | 149 | #226 |
| 1999 | 137 | #244 |
| 1998 | 236 | #168 |
| 1997 | 246 | #159 |
| 1996 | 184 | #199 |
How popular is Brad in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,248th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24 about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Brad, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,885th. Its busiest year was 1960, with 2,644 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Brad than any year since 1938.
Half of all the boys named Brad in the US since 1880 were born between 1961 and 1980, the years shaded on the chart below.
Brad in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4,069 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,880 |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,531 |
| 2021 | 36 | #3,240 |
| 2020 | 41 | #2,885 |
| 2019 | 40 | #2,991 |
| 2018 | 54 | #2,416 |
| 2017 | 55 | #2,344 |
| 2016 | 50 | #2,518 |
| 2015 | 88 | #1,740 |
| 2014 | 76 | #1,906 |
| 2013 | 86 | #1,708 |
| 2012 | 99 | #1,588 |
| 2011 | 117 | #1,411 |
| 2010 | 117 | #1,415 |
| 2009 | 145 | #1,232 |
| 2008 | 166 | #1,105 |
| 2007 | 206 | #955 |
| 2006 | 214 | #906 |
| 2005 | 228 | #824 |
| 2004 | 212 | #837 |
| 2003 | 215 | #808 |
| 2002 | 231 | #749 |
| 2001 | 263 | #684 |
| 2000 | 289 | #632 |
| 1999 | 307 | #602 |
| 1998 | 338 | #579 |
| 1997 | 388 | #521 |
| 1996 | 419 | #498 |
| 1995 | 398 | #513 |
| 1994 | 383 | #516 |
| 1993 | 456 | #463 |
| 1992 | 471 | #461 |
| 1991 | 566 | #401 |
| 1990 | 649 | #363 |
| 1989 | 750 | #320 |
| 1988 | 834 | #278 |
| 1987 | 1,026 | #228 |
| 1986 | 1,102 | #216 |
| 1985 | 1,143 | #211 |
| 1984 | 1,237 | #196 |
| 1983 | 1,471 | #175 |
| 1982 | 1,687 | #163 |
| 1981 | 1,958 | #143 |
| 1980 | 2,371 | #116 |
| 1979 | 2,334 | #115 |
| 1978 | 2,106 | #123 |
| 1977 | 2,524 | #106 |
| 1976 | 2,438 | #108 |
| 1975 | 2,608 | #98 |
| 1974 | 2,483 | #105 |
| 1973 | 1,885 | #137 |
| 1972 | 1,748 | #149 |
| 1971 | 2,164 | #139 |
| 1970 | 2,327 | #139 |
| 1969 | 2,106 | #145 |
| 1968 | 1,709 | #158 |
| 1967 | 1,771 | #155 |
| 1966 | 1,896 | #150 |
| 1965 | 2,091 | #148 |
| 1964 | 2,278 | #143 |
| 1963 | 2,273 | #146 |
| 1962 | 2,082 | #158 |
| 1961 | 2,501 | #142 |
| 1960 | 2,644 | #134 |
| 1959 | 2,347 | #149 |
| 1958 | 2,255 | #151 |
| 1957 | 2,191 | #153 |
| 1956 | 2,254 | #142 |
| 1955 | 1,877 | #153 |
| 1954 | 1,846 | #154 |
| 1953 | 1,650 | #164 |
| 1952 | 966 | #212 |
| 1951 | 615 | #273 |
| 1950 | 460 | #320 |
| 1949 | 307 | #384 |
| 1948 | 266 | #414 |
| 1947 | 230 | #441 |
| 1946 | 163 | #506 |
| 1945 | 73 | #709 |
| 1944 | 67 | #761 |
| 1943 | 65 | #817 |
| 1942 | 60 | #839 |
| 1941 | 36 | #1,091 |
| 1940 | 31 | #1,208 |
| 1939 | 30 | #1,194 |
| 1938 | 18 | #1,613 |
| 1937 | 30 | #1,212 |
| 1936 | 19 | #1,540 |
| 1935 | 27 | #1,295 |
| 1934 | 17 | #1,725 |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,093 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,091 |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,470 |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,020 |
| 1929 | 5 | #3,957 |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,695 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 9 | #2,902 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,195 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,601 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,727 |
| 1917 | 5 | #3,979 |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,263 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #819 |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #909 |
Names like Brad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ryan, Bryn, Brian, Kevin, Bradley, Kerr, Regan, David, Conn, Brogan, Cody, Conan
Names related to Brad
More Old English names
Alfie, Edward, Teddy, Waylon, Alfred, Audrey, Edith, Wilfred, Ozzy, Edie, Eddie, Edwin, Ted, Teddie, Eduardo, Edgar
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Brad: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/brad, updated 20 October 2026.