Boys' name · peaked in 1975
Brad name popularity since 1925
83,255 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Brad. Half of them were born in 1970 or earlier, so the typical Brad is about 56 years old in 2026. Brad peaked in 1975 as the #98 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 83,255
- Named Brad, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #4,267 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 233 girls · 83,022 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.92× its national share
Peak year is the year Brad made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Brad births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1960. Measured as a share of all babies, Brad peaked in 1975.
- Fastest rise: Between 1948 and 1953, Brad became 5.5× more common, from 1 in 6,600 baby boys to 1 in 1,200.
- Steepest fall: Between 1987 and 1992, its share of baby boys fell by 57%, from 1 in 1,820 to 1 in 4,240.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Brad's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Brad.
Decade by decade
Babies named Brad in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 25 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 178 | #1,298 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,298 | #709 |
| 1950s | 5 | 16,461 | #153 |
| 1960s | 44 | 21,351 | #148 |
| 1970s | 120 | 22,617 | #98 |
| 1980s | 64 | 13,579 | #211 |
| 1990s | 0 | 4,375 | #513 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,169 | #824 |
| 2010s | 0 | 782 | #1,744 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 187 | #4,267 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
41.7% of babies named Brad from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Brad is most popular
The index compares Brad's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Brad.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.92× | 2,013 |
| Idaho | 2.48× | 800 |
| South Dakota | 2.30× | 594 |
| Iowa | 2.26× | 2,323 |
| Montana | 2.06× | 489 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Brad's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Brad.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Brad (1975).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data