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Brad name meaning

First Name
83k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
335
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Brad mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Brad

User Submitted Origins

English
66%
Anglo-Saxon
19%
Hebrew
6%
Mexican
3%
New Zealand
3%
Romanian
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A submission from Texas, U.S. says the name Brad means "BRAVE GOOD HEARTED FAMILY MAN GOOD LOVER GENEROUS GOOD SPIRIT".
  2. A submission from Canada says the name Brad means "Broad Meadow".
  3. A user from Canada says the name Brad means "Brave smart clean".
  4. A submission from California, U.S. says the name Brad means "Broad" and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
  5. According to a user from Minnesota, U.S., the name Brad is of Hebrew origin and means "Spirit".
  6. A user from Sri Lanka says the name Brad is of Mexican origin and means "Senatizer".
  7. A submission from Pennsylvania, U.S. says the name Brad means "Tall, straight, strong, pine tree" and is of Romanian origin.
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Brad
A thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head; also, a small wire nail, with a flat circular head; sometimes, a small, tapering, square-bodied finishing nail, with a countersunk head.

Etymology: Cf. OE. brod, Dan. braad prick, sting, brodde ice spur, frost nail, Sw. brodd frost nail, Icel. broddr any pointed piece of iron or stell; akin to AS. brord point, spire of grass, and perh. to E. bristle. See Bristle (n.)

Other Dictionary Sources
  1. A small nail
  2. Fasten with brads
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Shortening.

  1. A diminutive of the male given names Bradley, Bradly, or Bradford, also used as a formal given name.
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Notable Persons Named Brad

Notable Persons Named Brad

Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt is an actor and producer. His most notable accomplishments were from 1987 to present. Brad was given the name William Bradley Pitt on December 18th, 1963 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S.

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Brad Garrett

Brad Garrett is an observational comedy, black comedy, improvisational theatre, insult comedy, and satire comedian. Brad was given the name Brad H. Gerstenfeld on April 14th, 1960 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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Brad Dourif

Brad Dourif is an actor and voice actor. His most notable accomplishments were from 1975 to present. Brad was given the name Bradford Claude Dourif on March 18th, 1950 in Huntington, West Virginia, United States.

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Brad Paisley

Brad Paisley is a country music musician. He has been prominent since 1999. Brad was given the name Brad Douglas Paisley on October 28th, 1972.

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Brad Bird

Brad Bird is a film director, screenwriter, film producer, and producer. He was most active from 1979 to present. Brad was given the name Phillip Bradley Bird on September 24th, 1957 in Kalispell, Montana, U.S.

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Brad Renfro

Brad Renfro was an actor. His most notable accomplishments were from 1993 to 2008. Brad was given the name Brad Barron Renfro on July 25th, 1982 in Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. He passed away on January 15th, 2008.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Brad

Notable Persons With the Last Name Brad

Ion Ionescu de la Brad

Ion was born on June 24th, 1818. He passed away on December 16th, 1891.

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Common last names for Brad

Common first names for Brad

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Brad U.S.
█  White 78.81% 64.26%
█  African American 12.54% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.00% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.00% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 2.69% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 3.88% 16.26%

Of Last Name Brad

People with the last name Brad are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Brad

  • What name lists does Brad rank for?
    #25Boy Names Unique to the Rockies
  • How Popular is the name Brad? Brad is the 740th most popular name of all time. As a last name Brad was the 60,196th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Brad have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 83,142 babies born with the first name Brad in the United States. That's more than enough people named Brad to occupy the country of Andorra with an estimated population of 78,115 (as of July 1, 2011).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Brad? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Brad first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Brad is Wednesday, December 25th, 1872.
  • What year had the most people named Brad born? The highest recorded use of the first name Brad was in 1960 with a total of 2,650 babies. That's a lot of babies named Brad!
  • Random Brad Factoid: According to the 1967 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Brad ranks 81st in popularity as a baby boy's name in Kansas. Imagine that, 42 babies in Kansas have the same name in 1967.
  • Weird things about the name Brad: The name spelled backwards is Darb. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Brad. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Brad? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 335 people with the last name Brad.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Brad? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Brad as their last name since less than 1 person in 909k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
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