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Origin & history of Bradford1
English roots
Bradford comes from the English tradition, meaning A Person Living Near A Ford.
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How popular is Bradford?
1953
peak year
Bradford has been losing ground. Once far more common, it has been declining steadily in recent years. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #2487), with about 55 babies named Bradford each year. In 1953, 780 babies received the name (ranked #240). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 32,081.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
780
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #240)
(ranked #240)
55
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
550
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
32,081
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Bradford5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
B2
R9
A1
D4
F6
O6
R9
D4
Sum: 41 → Life path 5
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Personality of Bradford🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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