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Braidy

Gender
Boy
Say it
BRAY-dee
Origin
Irish

Braidy is a boys' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

Where does Braidy come from?

Irish: variant of Brady, an Irish surname

Is Braidy a girl's or a boy's name?

Braidy is a boys' name.

How popular is Braidy in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 5 boys.

1998Busiest: 5 in 20012023
Braidy in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20232#6,493
20220–
20213#4,989
20201#6,143
20190–
20180–
20170–
20165#3,655
20150–
20140–
20134#4,008
20123#4,999
20110–
20101#6,148
20090–
20080–
20070–
20061#5,377
20055#2,885
20040–
20031#4,616
20020–
20015#2,326
20000–
19990–
19983#3,021

Names like Braidy

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Braidy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/braidy, updated 20 October 2026.