Bradford is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Bradford means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Bradford across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Bradford has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Bradford is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “broad ford”. An English place name and surname, from brad and ford.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 32,114 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Bradford per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1953 (779/yr).
Bradford has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1953, when it ranked #530 nationally (given to 779 babies that year).
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