Fun Facts About the Name Bradleigh
- 490 babies named Bradleigh: U.S. records list 490 babies given the name Bradleigh from 1880 through 2025. Even 11 boys received the name Bradleigh - about 1 boy for every 44 girls.
What Does the Name Bradleigh Mean?
Bradleigh is a spelling variant of the English name Bradley, whose established meaning is 'broad clearing' or 'broad woodland clearing.' It comes from Old English brād (broad) and lēah (wood, clearing, or meadow). The -leigh ending in Bradleigh represents the same Old English element as the -ley in Bradley. Bradley began as a place name and surname describing a person who lived by a broad clearing, and the variant spelling does not change that origin or meaning. The literal sense is geographical; later symbolic readings of 'broad' as a personal quality are not part of the etymology.
Bradleigh Name History & Origins
The name Bradley is English. It comes from one or more places in England named Bradley, formed from Old English brād and lēah. These place names referred to a broad clearing or a broad stretch of woodland. From those places came the surname Bradley, which is found in medieval English records. In later centuries, Bradley passed into use as a first name in English-speaking countries.
Bradleigh is a later respelling of Bradley. The -leigh ending is a variant of the same place-name element lēah, which also appears as -ley, -lee, and -lea. This spelling follows the same pronunciation and etymology as Bradley; it is not a separate Old English name. The variant reflects a later English spelling practice rather than a different root or meaning.
How Popular is the Name Bradleigh?
Bradleigh has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2014. Its best rank was #3,727 in 2014.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,110 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #8,509 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #8,561 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #11,383 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #6,448 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2020 | #5,033 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2019 | #5,637 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2018 | #5,483 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2017 | #4,408 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 2016 | #4,003 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2015 | #4,504 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2014 | #3,727 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 2013 | #8,208 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #9,202 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #10,525 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #9,886 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #17,749 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #12,767 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #15,805 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #10,719 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #12,010 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #11,780 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #12,269 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #10,017 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #10,487 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #8,671 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #6,904 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #5,567 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1995 | #7,113 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #5,749 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1993 | #10,745 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #10,328 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #10,521 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #9,975 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | #12,387 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #10,276 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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