Brad

Brad

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Brad is a given name, usually a diminutive form of Bradley, Bradford, or Brady. It is generally masculine. Notable people with the name include:

From Wikipedia

Brad first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 20 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 212 babies (rank #164 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Brad

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Brad yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,288

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

212

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	164	#197
1997	212	#164
1998	199	#168
1999	108	#261
2000	133	#225
2001	94	#294
2002	64	#373
2003	69	#383
2004	49	#532
2005	40	#656
2006	39	#689
2007	31	#849
2008	24	#1,053
2009	13	#1,663
2010	11	#1,923
2011	11	#1,930
2012	5	#3,504
2013	7	#2,705
2014	8	#2,500
2015	7	#2,755

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

164

#197

1997

212

#164

1998

199

#168

1999

108

#261

2000

133

#225

2001

#294

2002

#373

2003

#383

2004

#532

2005

#656

2006

#689

2007

#849

2008

#1,053

2009

#1,663

2010

#1,923

2011

#1,930

2012

#3,504

2013

#2,705

2014

#2,500

2015

#2,755

Meaning

Numerology of Brad

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Brad

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