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Brady

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Meaning of Brady: Irish: 'spirited'

Brady is a boy's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 319th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 826th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#319

1,123 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#826

39 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

98,908

First recorded 1883 · peak 2007

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 581 babies1982: 613 babies1983: 529 babies1984: 740 babies1985: 959 babies1986: 932 babies1987: 912 babies1988: 987 babies1989: 866 babies1990: 822 babies19901991: 838 babies1992: 1,238 babies1993: 1,880 babies1994: 1,888 babies1995: 1,729 babies1996: 1,955 babies1997: 2,204 babies1998: 2,136 babies1999: 1,930 babies2000: 1,919 babies20002001: 2,192 babies2002: 2,697 babies2003: 2,907 babies2004: 3,419 babies2005: 3,823 babies2006: 4,150 babies2007: 5,015 babies2008: 4,869 babies2009: 3,790 babies2010: 3,267 babies20102011: 3,072 babies2012: 2,902 babies2013: 2,362 babies2014: 2,130 babies2015: 2,068 babies2016: 1,794 babies2017: 1,750 babies2018: 1,435 babies2019: 1,345 babies2020: 1,139 babies20202021: 1,343 babies2022: 1,268 babies2023: 1,074 babies2024: 1,144 babies2025: 1,123 babies
US babies named Brady per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 5,015.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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