Bradlyn
The Story of Bradlyn
As a girl name
American parents first put Bradlyn on the record books as a girl name in 2019, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 5 Bradlyns were born — ranking #15,532 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2019 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Bradlyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Bradlyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2008, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2019: 7 births, good for #9,752 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 53% of all recorded Bradlyns. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 34 Bradlyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Bradlyn
Bradlyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 34 births in the dataset. Bradlyn's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #9,752. Use the chart and map above to compare Bradlyn'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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