Over the past 110 years, 80 123 boys have been named Brad. The name Brad ranks 326th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Brad in 1935. The peak of popularity of the name Brad came in the 1960s and 1970s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.