Bradan
Bradan is a name with a single cultural origin: Medieval Irish.
- Medieval Irish
Meaning & Origin of Bradan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bradan is a name with a single cultural origin: Medieval Irish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Medieval Irish
The Story of Bradan
The earliest SSA record of Bradan as a baby boy name dates back to 1989, when 5 babies received it. 2005 was its biggest year on record, with 44 newborns named Bradan — #2,528 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 54% of all recorded Bradans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2017 (13 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 441 Bradans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Bradan
Bradan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 441 births in the dataset. Bradan's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #2,528. Use the chart and map above to compare Bradan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.