Bradey
Bradey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Bianca Bradey, Australian actress Don Bradey, American baseball player Lydia Bradey, New Zealand mountain climber
Meaning & Origin of Bradey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bradey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Bianca Bradey, Australian actress Don Bradey, American baseball player Lydia Bradey, New Zealand mountain climber
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The Story of Bradey
Bradey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1970, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 39 Bradeys were born — ranking #2,504 that year. As of 2026, Bradey ranks #8,062 for baby boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 714 Bradeys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Bradey
Bradey is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 714 births in the dataset. Bradey's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #2,504. Use the chart and map above to compare Bradey'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 .
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