Meaning and history
A short form of Bradley, Bradford, and other names beginning with Brad; a well-known bearer is the American actor Brad Pitt (1963–).
20062006: 214 births, rank #906
2007: 206 births, rank #955
2008: 166 births, rank #1,105
2009: 145 births, rank #1,232
2010: 117 births, rank #1,415
20112011: 117 births, rank #1,411
2012: 99 births, rank #1,588
2013: 86 births, rank #1,709
2014: 76 births, rank #1,907
2015: 88 births, rank #1,740
20162016: 50 births, rank #2,518
2017: 55 births, rank #2,345
2018: 54 births, rank #2,417
2019: 40 births, rank #2,993
2020: 41 births, rank #2,886
20212021: 36 births, rank #3,242
2022: 32 births, rank #3,533
2023: 28 births, rank #3,883
2024: 26 births, rank #4,072
20252025: 24 births, rank #4,249
Brad moved from #906 to #955 for boys between 2006 and 2007. Its highest annual birth count came in 1960, with 2,644 births.