Given name & surname
Bradly
“from the broad field”·“from the wide meadow”
Bradly is a variant of Bradley. Interpretations include “from the broad field” (English) and “from the wide meadow” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bradly is a variant of Bradley. Interpretations include “from the broad field” (English) and “from the wide meadow” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Bradly is a variant of Bradley. An origin associated with Bradley is Old English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Bradly is a variant of Bradley. The history of Bradley gives this family its wider story. Bradley’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Bradly through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,354
- 9,343 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 260 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,751 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −39%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,751 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 39.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 254 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,148 as a first name in 2020; 548 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bradly’s family of names
In English usage, Bradly has a diminutive in Brad. Bradly has a related form in Bradley.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Bradly
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Bradly, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Barkley
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98% boys · 2% girls
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Westleigh
“from the western meadow”
>99% boys
Lamar
“from the renowned land” · “of the sea”
86% boys · 14% girls
Bramli
Bramli is a variant of Bramley. One English interpretation is “from the wild gorse meadow; from the raven's meadow.”
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Branli
“from the raven's meadow”
86% boys · 14% girls
Tecumseh
“a traveler; resembling a shooting star”
>99% boys
Bryndli
“from the burnt meadow”
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