Boy
Brad
The name Brad carries the meaning "Old English brad leah, broad meadow", with roots in Old English. It was at its most popular in the 1970s and is rarely chosen now. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. The registry counts around 83,033 U.S. births under this name going back to 1900.
EtymologyShort for Bradley
Old EnglishOld English "brad leah" – "broad meadow"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
16
1920s
31
1930s
179
1940s
1,299
1950s
16,480
1960s
21,408
1970s
22,743
1980s
13,645
1990s
4,375
2000s
2,169
2010s
688
Peaked in the 1970s · 83,033 total U.S. births since 1900