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The first name 
Bradford

Bradford is a first name typically given to boys, but in rare cases also used as a girls name.

When two boys called Bradford meet...

… it’s a special occasion. That’s because the name Bradford is quite rare in the US. While it’s still a name in use, lately, only approximately 4 out of 100,000 boys have been named Bradford. In the SmartGenius ranking, Bradford is #1,986 on the list of most common boys names. In the entire USA, approximately 26,541 people – children, adults and seniors – currently bear the name Bradford. That is 0.01 % of all living Americans.

You won't believe all there is 
to discover about the name
 
Bradford

Bradford has 8 letters 
and begins with a B

Well, you might say, you probably figured that out yourself! But what you might not know is: The letter B is neither particularly common nor particularly rare as a first letter for boys' names: 4.2% of all common boys' names in the US begin with this letter. The most common first letters of boys' names are J and A, while X and U are the least common initials of boys' names.

With eight letters, the name Bradford is long compared to other names. In fact, 14.5% of all common first names in the US consist of exactly eight letters. 78% of all first names are shorter, while only 8% of all boys’ and girls’ names use nine letters or even more. On average, first names in the US (not counting hyphenated names) are 6.5 letters long with no significant differences between boys' and girls' names.

Thus, it follows that if 4.2% of all boys' names start with a B, this initial letter occurs about as often as all 26 letters on average. And maybe interesting to know: Brian is the boys’ name starting with B, which is the most common of all.

With hands, flags and sounds 
How to say Bradford

If your name is Bradford and someone asks after your name, you can of course just tell them what it is. But sometimes that isn't so easy - what if it's too loud, and you don't understand them well? Or what if the other person is so far away that you can see them but not hear them? In these situations, you can communicate your name in so many other ways: you call spell it, sign it, or even use a flag to wave it...

This is how you spell the name Bradford

So that everyone really understands you when you have to spell the name Bradford, you can simply say:

Butterfly

Rocket

Apple

Dinosaur

Fox

Orange

Rocket

Dinosaur

This is how the name Bradford is spelled in the NATO phonetic alphabet

The NATO alphabet often helps people spell words on the phone or radio when there are communication problems.

How do you write Bradford in Braille?

Braille is made up of dots, which the blind and visually impaired can feel to read words.

Bradford

Bradford

You want to tell a deaf person that your name is Bradford

Just use American Sign Language!

The name Bradford is particularly colorful in the Semaphore flag signaling system!

These flags are used for maritime communication - each flag represents a letter.

B
R
A
D
F
O
R
D

Have you ever waved the name Bradford

In the navy, sailors of two ships might wave flags to each other to send messages. A sailor holds two flags in specific positions to represent different letters.

B
R
A
D
F
O
R
D

Beeping like crazy...

In Morse code, letters and other characters are represented only by a series of short and long tones. For example, a short tone followed by a long tone stands for the letter A. Bradford sounds like this: