Bradlee
Bradlee is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Bradlee
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bradlee is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Bradlee
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Bradlee as a girl name dates back to 1993, when 9 babies received it. 2015 was its biggest year on record, with 42 newborns named Bradlee — #3,650 in the national rankings. About 51% of every Bradlee on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Bradlee ranks #9,290 for girls with 8 births, falling sharply (-48%). All told, over 408 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Bradlee on the record books as a boy name in 1947, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 107 Bradlees were born — ranking #1,498 that year. About 24% of every Bradlee on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Bradlee ranks #5,624 for boys with 16 births, falling sharply (-55%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Bradlee
Bradlee is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1947 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Bradlee's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #1,167. Use the chart and map above to compare Bradlee'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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