Brady
Brady is an Irish given name meaning "descendant of Bradach". Brady was the 69th most popular baby name in 2020, and the 273rd for U.S. baby names.
Meaning & Origin of Brady
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Brady is an Irish given name meaning "descendant of Bradach". Brady was the 69th most popular baby name in 2020, and the 273rd for U.S. baby names.
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The Story of Brady
Brady first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1883, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 4,951 Bradys were born — ranking #93 that year. As of 2026, Brady ranks #316 for baby boys with 1,079 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 98K Bradys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Brady
Brady is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1883 and has accumulated 98K births in the dataset. Brady's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #93. Use the chart and map above to compare Brady's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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