Brad

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A few things about Brad you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Brad

Brad Pitt

American actor (born 1963)

Choose Brad and your child shares a first name with Brad Pitt, an American actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Brad, like who?” Brad Pitt's Wikipedia article is available in 147 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 70,922 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Brad, 24 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Brad would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryBrad has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Brads, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1975, when it ranked #98. Today it's #4,249, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowBrad was 10× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 6,798 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 70,922.
• 🍂TrendBrad has slipped 1,363 places over the last five years and now sits at #4,249. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningBrad is an English form of Bradley, which means “broad meadow”. Our records link it to English and Irish roots.

About the name Brad

Brad is a boy name of English and Irish origin meaning “broad meadow”. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with B and ending in “-rad”. US birth records list Brad for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 106 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked #98 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #4,249, with 24 babies.

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