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♂ Brad
What does Brad mean?
Brad 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced brad. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Brad is "broad, wide". Also used as a short form of Bradford and Bradley. Actors Brad Pitt, Brad Renfro.
STARTS WITH Br-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english
Variations
VARIANT Bradd
RELATIONS VIA BRADFORD, BRADLEY Bradlea, Bradlee, Bradlie, Bradly▼, Bradney
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Brad Rylen (B.R.), ..
How popular is Brad?
Brad is a very popular first name for men (#219 out of 1220, Top 18%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#56120 out of 150436, Top 37%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Brad reached its apex rank of #123 in the U.S. in the 1970s, but is not in the list currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Brad are Bradd, Bradford, Bradlee, Bradley (#247 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) and Bradly. Other variants, like Bradlea, are seldom used. Usage of these relations of Brad was well-received among parents 5 decades ago (MEDIAN #847) and has become much less since (#1707, 84.7% LESS USAGE), with versions like Bradford becoming less fashionable.
Similar Names
Brad▼ is pronounced similarly to Breed and Brod. Other recommended sound-alike names are Amad, Arpad, Arvad, Asad, Bald, Ban, Bar, Barak, Baram, Bard, Bat, Bax, Bay, Baz, Beal, Bear▲, Beau▲, Bid, Bird, Blade, Boas, Boaz, Boid, Bond, Boyd▼, Bradey, Bradie, Bradin, Bradon, Brady▼, Brae, Braedy, Braidy, Brain, Bram, Bramm, Bran, Brand, Brando, Brandt, Brann, Brant▼, Bravo, Bray, Bren, Bret▼, Brian▼, Brik, Brit, Brody, Brok, Bron, Bryan▼, Brye, Bryn, Bud▼, Byram, Byran, Byrd, Chad▼, Fuad, Gad, Imad, Jerad▼, Lad, Mead, Ohad, Rad, Read, Saad, Tad, Thad▼ and Vlad. These names tend to be less commonly used than Brad.
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