Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Bradford

#649 most common boys' name of all time · #1,450 across all names · >99% boys / <1% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#649
Rank overall
#1,450 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
136 of 146
All-time
32,114
Since 2016
517
Peak year
1953 #240
Best rank
#240 1953
Girls Boys peak 779/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Bradford is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 32 32 #3,514
2024 — 42 42 #2,961
2023 — 49 49 #2,661
2022 — 42 42 #2,962
2021 — 49 49 #2,628
2020 — 50 50 #2,546
2019 — 48 48 #2,658
2018 — 67 67 #2,102
2017 — 70 70 #2,015
2016 — 68 68 #2,067
2015 — 63 63 #2,170
2014 — 77 77 #1,887
2013 — 64 64 #2,095
2012 — 81 81 #1,820
2011 — 73 73 #1,908
2010 — 78 78 #1,852
2009 — 76 76 #1,891
2008 — 57 57 #2,297
2007 — 99 99 #1,577
2006 — 95 95 #1,552
2005 — 97 97 #1,486
2004 — 99 99 #1,425
2003 — 102 102 #1,341
2002 — 125 125 #1,139
2001 — 103 103 #1,283
2000 — 123 123 #1,129
1999 — 151 151 #957
1998 — 176 176 #833
1997 — 177 177 #821
1996 — 211 211 #727
1995 — 216 216 #727
1994 — 243 243 #665
1993 — 267 267 #630
1992 — 270 270 #627
1991 — 277 277 #614
1990 — 304 304 #581
1989 — 353 353 #508
1988 — 368 368 #479
1987 5 441 446 #416
1986 — 387 387 #437
1985 — 453 453 #399
1984 — 473 473 #372
1983 — 480 480 #365
1982 — 561 561 #335
1981 — 599 599 #319
1980 — 630 630 #308
1979 — 614 614 #314
1978 — 599 599 #301
1977 5 603 608 #312
1976 5 593 598 #301
1975 8 555 563 #323
1974 — 602 602 #305
1973 — 494 494 #343
1972 — 469 469 #357
1971 — 569 569 #328
1970 — 612 612 #318
1969 — 601 601 #312
1968 6 535 541 #330
1967 5 558 563 #315
1966 — 525 525 #328
1965 — 581 581 #316
1964 — 602 602 #317
1963 — 611 611 #320
1962 — 535 535 #338
1961 — 579 579 #327
1960 — 667 667 #298
1959 — 619 619 #310
1958 — 620 620 #304
1957 — 675 675 #284
1956 — 720 720 #273
1955 5 700 705 #267
1954 — 773 773 #249
1953 — 779 779 #240
1952 — 656 656 #269
1951 — 575 575 #285
1950 — 576 576 #275
1949 — 496 496 #306
1948 — 376 376 #347
1947 — 327 327 #380
1946 — 251 251 #402
1945 — 184 184 #440
1944 — 191 191 #442
1943 — 173 173 #470
1942 — 159 159 #486
1941 — 135 135 #508
1940 — 126 126 #519
1939 — 128 128 #500
1938 — 107 107 #566
1937 — 130 130 #505
1936 — 102 102 #572
1935 — 92 92 #610
1934 — 96 96 #603
1933 — 82 82 #638
1932 — 86 86 #660
1931 — 87 87 #637
1930 — 88 88 #664
1929 — 84 84 #672
1928 — 85 85 #686
1927 — 96 96 #648
1926 — 98 98 #637
1925 — 76 76 #758
1924 — 76 76 #773
1923 — 73 73 #773
1922 — 71 71 #797
1921 — 85 85 #711
1920 — 74 74 #769
1919 — 69 69 #780
1918 — 70 70 #780
1917 — 72 72 #732
1916 — 72 72 #704
1915 — 69 69 #708
1914 — 50 50 #746
1913 — 38 38 #767
1912 — 43 43 #640
1911 — 22 22 #680
1910 — 8 8 #1,237
1909 — 15 15 #736
1908 — 11 11 #847
1907 — 9 9 #959
1906 — 5 5 #1,293
1905 — 11 11 #764
1904 — 8 8 #914
1902 — 9 9 #831
1901 — 5 5 #1,113
1900 — 13 13 #723
1898 — 9 9 #781
1897 — 5 5 #1,117
1896 — 13 13 #630
1895 — 11 11 #673
1894 — 5 5 #1,124
1893 — 7 7 #869
1891 — 9 9 #675
1889 — 5 5 #1,021
1888 — 5 5 #1,078
1885 — 5 5 #996
1880 — 5 5 #941