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Grady

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Meaning of Grady: Irish: 'noble'

Grady 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 — 381st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#381

860 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

53,215

First recorded 1887 · peak 2008

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 144 babies1982: 151 babies1983: 121 babies1984: 124 babies1985: 133 babies1986: 157 babies1987: 168 babies1988: 172 babies1989: 169 babies1990: 173 babies19901991: 130 babies1992: 168 babies1993: 204 babies1994: 199 babies1995: 196 babies1996: 178 babies1997: 156 babies1998: 180 babies1999: 206 babies2000: 238 babies20002001: 254 babies2002: 325 babies2003: 364 babies2004: 430 babies2005: 462 babies2006: 565 babies2007: 952 babies2008: 1,203 babies2009: 1,155 babies2010: 1,023 babies20102011: 1,094 babies2012: 950 babies2013: 917 babies2014: 963 babies2015: 958 babies2016: 950 babies2017: 886 babies2018: 779 babies2019: 757 babies2020: 778 babies20202021: 735 babies2022: 804 babies2023: 818 babies2024: 891 babies2025: 860 babies
US babies named Grady per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,203.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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