Gender: Mostly Boy
Meaning: Broad meadow or wide clearing
Origin: Old English
Popularity: Ranked #364 in 2024 with 906 babies born.
History: Bradley is an English place name and surname derived from the Old English 'brad' (broad) and 'leah' (woodland clearing or meadow). It became a given name in the 19th and 20th centuries in the United States, partly in honor of General Omar Bradley, the American general in World War II. It was a popular name in the mid-20th century and remains in steady use.
Name length: 7 letters
How common is Bradley? About 1 in 3,474 babies born in 2024 were named Bradley, or roughly 2.6 per day in the United States.
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