Brad

Boy name

Brad has been given to 83,293 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1960.

Meaning & origin /bɹæd/

Clipping.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

83,293

Peak year

1960 (2,651 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -73%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Famous people named Brad

Brad Pitt

American actor (born 1963)

Brad Dourif

American actor (born 1950)

Brad Delson

American guitarist and rock musician

Brad Renfro

American actor (1982–2008)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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