Grady
Boy · GRAY-dee · Irish
Grady is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “noble; illustrious”. In 2025 it ranked 373rd for boys in the US (851 babies).
What does Grady mean?
Irish: from the Irish surname Ó Grádaigh
“noble; illustrious”
From the Irish surname Ó Grádaigh, 'descendant of Grádach', a byname based on gráda, 'noble'.
- Say it
- GRAY-dee
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Is Grady a girl's or a boy's name?
Grady is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls and 851 boys in the US.
How popular is Grady in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Grady in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2003, 8% of the babies named Grady in the UK were girls.
Grady in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,165 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 15 | #1,016 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 15 | #979 |
How popular is Grady in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #373among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 851about 1 in 2,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 851 boys in the US were named Grady, making it the 373rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 399th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 1,196 boys. It first appears in the records in 1887. 9 girls were also named Grady in 2025 (10,104th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Grady in the US since 1880 were born between 1934 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Grady in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 851 | #373 |
| 2024 | 884 | #372 |
| 2023 | 806 | #395 |
| 2022 | 791 | #405 |
| 2021 | 727 | #424 |
| 2020 | 768 | #399 |
| 2019 | 748 | #414 |
| 2018 | 766 | #414 |
| 2017 | 886 | #375 |
| 2016 | 938 | #357 |
| 2015 | 958 | #353 |
| 2014 | 956 | #347 |
| 2013 | 917 | #348 |
| 2012 | 943 | #334 |
| 2011 | 1,089 | #304 |
| 2010 | 1,015 | #314 |
| 2009 | 1,140 | #289 |
| 2008 | 1,196 | #286 |
| 2007 | 945 | #341 |
| 2006 | 558 | #474 |
| 2005 | 462 | #527 |
| 2004 | 424 | #545 |
| 2003 | 364 | #592 |
| 2002 | 325 | #614 |
| 2001 | 249 | #707 |
| 2000 | 229 | #743 |
| 1999 | 206 | #769 |
| 1998 | 180 | #822 |
| 1997 | 156 | #884 |
| 1996 | 172 | #830 |
| 1995 | 196 | #764 |
| 1994 | 199 | #741 |
| 1993 | 204 | #726 |
| 1992 | 168 | #806 |
| 1991 | 130 | #926 |
| 1990 | 173 | #769 |
| 1989 | 169 | #755 |
| 1988 | 172 | #713 |
| 1987 | 163 | #715 |
| 1986 | 157 | #721 |
| 1985 | 133 | #768 |
| 1984 | 124 | #775 |
| 1983 | 121 | #795 |
| 1982 | 151 | #708 |
| 1981 | 144 | #721 |
| 1980 | 143 | #733 |
| 1979 | 141 | #729 |
| 1978 | 161 | #661 |
| 1977 | 160 | #668 |
| 1976 | 164 | #643 |
| 1975 | 208 | #561 |
| 1974 | 249 | #505 |
| 1973 | 237 | #506 |
| 1972 | 256 | #491 |
| 1971 | 264 | #500 |
| 1970 | 292 | #471 |
| 1969 | 270 | #465 |
| 1968 | 234 | #495 |
| 1967 | 233 | #490 |
| 1966 | 268 | #466 |
| 1965 | 287 | #458 |
| 1964 | 318 | #447 |
| 1963 | 285 | #467 |
| 1962 | 341 | #432 |
| 1961 | 336 | #435 |
| 1960 | 357 | #423 |
| 1959 | 364 | #416 |
| 1958 | 354 | #416 |
| 1957 | 377 | #399 |
| 1956 | 365 | #394 |
| 1955 | 403 | #360 |
| 1954 | 427 | #346 |
| 1953 | 400 | #345 |
| 1952 | 434 | #331 |
| 1951 | 471 | #319 |
| 1950 | 419 | #330 |
| 1949 | 456 | #320 |
| 1948 | 415 | #330 |
| 1947 | 490 | #313 |
| 1946 | 438 | #310 |
| 1945 | 418 | #291 |
| 1944 | 455 | #279 |
| 1943 | 474 | #283 |
| 1942 | 480 | #273 |
| 1941 | 453 | #264 |
| 1940 | 489 | #245 |
| 1939 | 486 | #239 |
| 1938 | 471 | #251 |
| 1937 | 503 | #235 |
| 1936 | 467 | #242 |
| 1935 | 475 | #242 |
| 1934 | 458 | #251 |
| 1933 | 461 | #243 |
| 1932 | 465 | #249 |
| 1931 | 444 | #255 |
| 1930 | 508 | #247 |
| 1929 | 506 | #241 |
| 1928 | 511 | #246 |
| 1927 | 518 | #250 |
| 1926 | 576 | #233 |
| 1925 | 533 | #246 |
| 1924 | 582 | #234 |
| 1923 | 595 | #217 |
| 1922 | 577 | #232 |
| 1921 | 619 | #213 |
| 1920 | 602 | #215 |
| 1919 | 604 | #206 |
| 1918 | 569 | #216 |
| 1917 | 528 | #212 |
| 1916 | 527 | #209 |
| 1915 | 497 | #211 |
| 1914 | 408 | #203 |
| 1913 | 354 | #190 |
| 1912 | 252 | #217 |
| 1911 | 173 | #179 |
| 1910 | 114 | #217 |
| 1909 | 99 | #215 |
| 1908 | 96 | #212 |
| 1907 | 94 | #206 |
| 1906 | 66 | #240 |
| 1905 | 70 | #234 |
| 1904 | 59 | #247 |
| 1903 | 65 | #225 |
| 1902 | 70 | #213 |
| 1901 | 55 | #233 |
| 1900 | 79 | #224 |
| 1899 | 48 | #240 |
| 1898 | 55 | #234 |
| 1897 | 36 | #306 |
| 1896 | 57 | #240 |
| 1895 | 59 | #229 |
| 1894 | 38 | #285 |
| 1893 | 44 | #264 |
| 1892 | 37 | #303 |
| 1891 | 33 | #283 |
| 1890 | 43 | #259 |
| 1889 | 33 | #294 |
| 1888 | 9 | #704 |
| 1887 | 7 | #752 |
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