Bradley is a boy's name of English origin meaning “broad wood.” In 2024 it was given to 906 boys in the United States.
Bradley belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “broad wood” — 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, Bradley first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #47 in 1970, and in 2024 906 babies received the name — 312,200 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Bradley means “broad wood” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Bradley is a boy name. In 2024, 906 babies received the name in the US.
Bradley comes from the English & American tradition.
Bradley first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #47 in 1970, and 906 babies were given the name in 2024.
Bradley is pronounced /ˈbɹædli/ (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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