Brady
Boy · BRAY-dee · Irish
Brady is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 780th for boys in the UK (48 babies) and 321st for boys in the US (1,071 babies).
Where does Brady come from?
Irish: surname, from Ó Brádaigh
- Say it
- BRAY-dee
More on Wiktionary.
Is Brady a girl's or a boy's name?
Brady is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 48 boys in the UK and 52 girls and 1,071 boys in the US.
How popular is Brady in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #780among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 48about 1 in 6,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 48 boys in the UK were named Brady, making it the 780th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,078th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 71 boys.
Half of all the boys named Brady in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 51 boys in the UK were given Brady or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #676, up from #780 for this spelling alone.
- Brady 48
- Bradie 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 873rd in England and Wales and 298th in Scotland.
Brady in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | #780 |
| 2024 | 49 | #769 |
| 2023 | 34 | #986 |
| 2022 | 34 | #971 |
| 2021 | 33 | #993 |
| 2020 | 28 | #1,078 |
| 2019 | 34 | #951 |
| 2018 | 29 | #1,067 |
| 2017 | 22 | #1,290 |
| 2016 | 38 | #902 |
| 2015 | 26 | #1,140 |
| 2014 | 24 | #1,196 |
| 2013 | 20 | #1,347 |
| 2012 | 37 | #905 |
| 2011 | 28 | #1,056 |
| 2010 | 26 | #1,121 |
| 2009 | 39 | #818 |
| 2008 | 36 | #854 |
| 2007 | 32 | #896 |
| 2006 | 30 | #894 |
| 2005 | 44 | #658 |
| 2004 | 71 | #429 |
| 2003 | 40 | #623 |
| 2002 | 20 | #951 |
| 2001 | 31 | #656 |
| 2000 | 27 | #728 |
| 1999 | 21 | #836 |
| 1998 | 29 | #671 |
| 1997 | 26 | #690 |
| 1996 | 32 | #575 |
How popular is Brady in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #321among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,071about 1 in 1,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,071 boys in the US were named Brady, making it the 321st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 304th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 4,951 boys. It first appears in the records in 1883. 52 girls were also named Brady in 2025 (3,100th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Brady in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Brady in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,071 | #321 |
| 2024 | 1,102 | #309 |
| 2023 | 1,034 | #323 |
| 2022 | 1,223 | #282 |
| 2021 | 1,278 | #272 |
| 2020 | 1,089 | #304 |
| 2019 | 1,304 | #274 |
| 2018 | 1,383 | #261 |
| 2017 | 1,689 | #226 |
| 2016 | 1,753 | #222 |
| 2015 | 2,032 | #199 |
| 2014 | 2,093 | #195 |
| 2013 | 2,332 | #175 |
| 2012 | 2,860 | #136 |
| 2011 | 3,045 | #135 |
| 2010 | 3,236 | #126 |
| 2009 | 3,741 | #110 |
| 2008 | 4,815 | #94 |
| 2007 | 4,951 | #93 |
| 2006 | 4,086 | #106 |
| 2005 | 3,781 | #110 |
| 2004 | 3,369 | #122 |
| 2003 | 2,865 | #142 |
| 2002 | 2,659 | #147 |
| 2001 | 2,153 | #174 |
| 2000 | 1,884 | #189 |
| 1999 | 1,887 | #184 |
| 1998 | 2,095 | #163 |
| 1997 | 2,162 | #159 |
| 1996 | 1,915 | #176 |
| 1995 | 1,679 | #188 |
| 1994 | 1,848 | #173 |
| 1993 | 1,839 | #174 |
| 1992 | 1,204 | #238 |
| 1991 | 805 | #320 |
| 1990 | 797 | #315 |
| 1989 | 843 | #291 |
| 1988 | 952 | #246 |
| 1987 | 877 | #255 |
| 1986 | 894 | #251 |
| 1985 | 915 | #248 |
| 1984 | 699 | #291 |
| 1983 | 505 | #351 |
| 1982 | 572 | #334 |
| 1981 | 559 | #332 |
| 1980 | 541 | #340 |
| 1979 | 479 | #365 |
| 1978 | 443 | #364 |
| 1977 | 390 | #397 |
| 1976 | 399 | #385 |
| 1975 | 466 | #358 |
| 1974 | 479 | #350 |
| 1973 | 467 | #358 |
| 1972 | 453 | #369 |
| 1971 | 470 | #372 |
| 1970 | 520 | #357 |
| 1969 | 266 | #471 |
| 1968 | 199 | #538 |
| 1967 | 165 | #588 |
| 1966 | 152 | #603 |
| 1965 | 145 | #629 |
| 1964 | 154 | #625 |
| 1963 | 174 | #596 |
| 1962 | 143 | #647 |
| 1961 | 143 | #655 |
| 1960 | 134 | #675 |
| 1959 | 142 | #643 |
| 1958 | 182 | #573 |
| 1957 | 159 | #607 |
| 1956 | 164 | #593 |
| 1955 | 170 | #566 |
| 1954 | 151 | #599 |
| 1953 | 113 | #668 |
| 1952 | 113 | #649 |
| 1951 | 93 | #718 |
| 1950 | 99 | #684 |
| 1949 | 84 | #748 |
| 1948 | 86 | #721 |
| 1947 | 87 | #736 |
| 1946 | 82 | #723 |
| 1945 | 65 | #761 |
| 1944 | 56 | #841 |
| 1943 | 71 | #773 |
| 1942 | 58 | #859 |
| 1941 | 56 | #847 |
| 1940 | 51 | #881 |
| 1939 | 65 | #745 |
| 1938 | 60 | #799 |
| 1937 | 50 | #869 |
| 1936 | 53 | #832 |
| 1935 | 42 | #980 |
| 1934 | 57 | #828 |
| 1933 | 55 | #834 |
| 1932 | 59 | #829 |
| 1931 | 56 | #841 |
| 1930 | 67 | #782 |
| 1929 | 51 | #940 |
| 1928 | 58 | #872 |
| 1927 | 82 | #716 |
| 1926 | 67 | #803 |
| 1925 | 62 | #843 |
| 1924 | 85 | #716 |
| 1923 | 58 | #896 |
| 1922 | 69 | #809 |
| 1921 | 60 | #901 |
| 1920 | 94 | #653 |
| 1919 | 70 | #774 |
| 1918 | 59 | #855 |
| 1917 | 61 | #804 |
| 1916 | 67 | #744 |
| 1915 | 58 | #791 |
| 1914 | 49 | #751 |
| 1913 | 47 | #648 |
| 1912 | 30 | #800 |
| 1911 | 21 | #689 |
| 1910 | 21 | #634 |
| 1909 | 21 | #574 |
| 1908 | 19 | #585 |
| 1907 | 11 | #814 |
| 1906 | 14 | #640 |
| 1905 | 10 | #786 |
| 1904 | 16 | #566 |
| 1903 | 16 | #550 |
| 1902 | 14 | #582 |
| 1901 | 14 | #536 |
| 1900 | 11 | #784 |
| 1899 | 14 | #521 |
| 1898 | 8 | #803 |
| 1897 | 10 | #681 |
| 1896 | 13 | #592 |
| 1895 | 11 | #640 |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,073 |
| 1893 | 7 | #836 |
| 1892 | 8 | #791 |
| 1891 | 7 | #765 |
| 1890 | 9 | #667 |
| 1889 | 12 | #549 |
| 1888 | 9 | #704 |
| 1887 | 5 | #921 |
| 1886 | 13 | #512 |
| 1885 | 7 | #765 |
| 1884 | 6 | #848 |
| 1883 | 8 | #677 |
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