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Bradford

Pronounced /ˈbɹædfɚd/

Rank in 2024
#3,030
Born in 2024
41
Peak year
1953 · #240
Origin
Not recorded

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 41 boys were named Bradford, about 1 in every 41,837.
  • It peaked in 1953 with 780 babies, ranked #240.
  • It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
  • 32,042 boys have been named Bradford since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Bradford per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

  1. <0.1
    Greatest
  2. 0.1
    Silent
  3. 0.3
    Boomers
  4. 0.3
    Gen X
  5. 0.2
    Millennials
  6. <0.1
    Gen Z
  7. <0.1
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 1,235 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Silent: 2,135 babies, 0.10 per 1,000. Boomers: 11,136 babies, 0.30 per 1,000. Gen X: 9,141 babies, 0.34 per 1,000. Millennials: 5,904 babies, 0.19 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,712 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 687 babies, 0.03 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

Various place names in England, from Old English brād (“broad”) + ford (“ford”). (shaken martini): (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

  • A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage.
Origin
Not recorded
Say it
/ˈbɹædfɚd/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Bradford, CC BY-SA 4.0.