Bradlee
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BRAD-lee
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #4,248 for boys
Bradlee is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “broad clearing”. In 2025 it ranked 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Bradlee mean?
English: spelling of Bradly, itself a variant of Bradley
“broad clearing”
Variant of Bradley, from Old English brad 'broad' and leah 'woodland clearing'.
Meaning borrowed from Bradly. More on Wiktionary.
Is Bradlee a girl's or a boy's name?
Bradlee is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls and 24 boys in the US.
How popular is Bradlee in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 22 boys.
Half of all the boys named Bradlee in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Bradlee in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 13 | #1,696 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,605 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,558 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,326 |
| 2004 | 18 | #1,140 |
| 2003 | 17 | #1,124 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 19 | #949 |
| 2000 | 18 | #955 |
| 1999 | 22 | #807 |
| 1998 | 15 | #1,016 |
| 1997 | 18 | #899 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
How popular is Bradlee 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 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Bradlee, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,545th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 107 boys. It first appears in the records in 1947. 9 girls were also named Bradlee in 2025 (10,104th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Bradlee in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 828 boys in the US were given Bradlee or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #399, up from #4,248 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 11% of the babies named Bradlee in the US in 1993, and 27% in 2025.
Bradlee in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4,069 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,216 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,015 |
| 2021 | 36 | #3,240 |
| 2020 | 50 | #2,545 |
| 2019 | 41 | #2,941 |
| 2018 | 54 | #2,416 |
| 2017 | 54 | #2,387 |
| 2016 | 56 | #2,335 |
| 2015 | 74 | #1,955 |
| 2014 | 83 | #1,794 |
| 2013 | 78 | #1,826 |
| 2012 | 107 | #1,498 |
| 2011 | 83 | #1,754 |
| 2010 | 95 | #1,639 |
| 2009 | 79 | #1,851 |
| 2008 | 93 | #1,655 |
| 2007 | 93 | #1,650 |
| 2006 | 83 | #1,698 |
| 2005 | 90 | #1,552 |
| 2004 | 69 | #1,801 |
| 2003 | 80 | #1,575 |
| 2002 | 84 | #1,495 |
| 2001 | 81 | #1,498 |
| 2000 | 68 | #1,677 |
| 1999 | 82 | #1,418 |
| 1998 | 86 | #1,356 |
| 1997 | 82 | #1,347 |
| 1996 | 100 | #1,165 |
| 1995 | 83 | #1,281 |
| 1994 | 51 | #1,729 |
| 1993 | 73 | #1,328 |
| 1992 | 66 | #1,390 |
| 1991 | 66 | #1,390 |
| 1990 | 79 | #1,233 |
| 1989 | 74 | #1,253 |
| 1988 | 73 | #1,175 |
| 1987 | 62 | #1,232 |
| 1986 | 63 | #1,198 |
| 1985 | 55 | #1,289 |
| 1984 | 51 | #1,293 |
| 1983 | 40 | #1,515 |
| 1982 | 45 | #1,414 |
| 1981 | 41 | #1,499 |
| 1980 | 33 | #1,726 |
| 1979 | 37 | #1,570 |
| 1978 | 34 | #1,616 |
| 1977 | 40 | #1,450 |
| 1976 | 25 | #1,931 |
| 1975 | 27 | #1,786 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,547 |
| 1973 | 17 | #2,309 |
| 1972 | 18 | #2,158 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 19 | #2,057 |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,548 |
| 1968 | 15 | #2,108 |
| 1967 | 16 | #1,973 |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 12 | #2,364 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,204 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,043 |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,671 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,536 |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,533 |
| 1959 | 13 | #2,294 |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,504 |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,629 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,533 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,503 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,742 |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,390 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,787 |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,369 |
Nicknames for Bradlee
Names like Bradlee
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody, Aiden, Declan, Ryan, Finn, Ronan, Kian, Dylan, Kayden, Brayden, Conan, Cody
Other spellings of Bradlee
Names related to Bradlee
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
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, “Bradlee: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/bradlee, updated 20 October 2026.