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Boy · Old English
Brad Say it: BRAD
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Meaning A short form of Bradley or Bradford, from Old English brad 'broad'.
Certain scholars agree on this meaning.
Used as a full name in the US mostly in the 1950s to 1970s.
Its wave through time A fashion of the 1970s
In the United States 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1975 per 1,000 babies of that sex 83,181 babies given this name since 1880 At its height in 1975, about 1 in 598 boys 41 babies in 2020 Famous bearers Brad Pitt, American actor Names worth a look Tim Boy A short form of Timothy, from Greek Timotheos 'honouring God' (time 'honour' + theos 'god'). Modern · peak 1960 · forgotten Dalton Boy From an English surname taken from several places named Dalton, Old English dæl 'valley' and tūn 'farmstead'. Modern · peak 1998 Wallace Boy From a Scottish surname, Anglo-Norman waleis 'Welshman, foreigner', for the Britons of Strathclyde. Victorian · peak 1923 Harrison Boy From an English surname meaning 'son of Harry' (Henry). Victorian · peak 1888 Ben Boy A short form of Benjamin, from Hebrew Binyamin 'son of the right hand' or 'son of the south'; also of Benedict. Victorian · peak 1889 Ross Boy From a Scottish surname and region, from Gaelic ros 'headland, promontory'. Victorian · peak 1985 Brittany Girl From the English name of the French region Bretagne, which was named after the Britons who settled there in the… Modern · peak 1989 Bradley Boy From an English place name and surname, Old English brad 'broad' + leah 'wood, clearing'. Modern · peak 1980 Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
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