Bradford is a boy's name of English origin meaning “broad and ford.” In 2024 it was given to 41 boys in the United States.
Bradford belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “broad and ford” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Bradford first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #240 in 1953, and in 2024 41 babies received the name — 32,042 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Bradford means “broad and ford” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Bradford is a boy name. In 2024, 41 babies received the name in the US.
Bradford comes from the English & American tradition.
Bradford first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #240 in 1953, and 41 babies were given the name in 2024.
Bradford is pronounced /ˈbɹædfəɹd/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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