Gradie
The Story of Gradie
As a girl name
Gradie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1898, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 12 Gradies were born — ranking #2,384 that year. As of 2026, Gradie ranks #11,156 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 215 Gradies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Gradie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1910, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 22 Gradies were born — ranking #1,528 that year. As of 2026, Gradie ranks #11,037 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 426 Gradies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Gradie
Gradie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1910 and has accumulated 426 births in the dataset. Gradie's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #1,528. Use the chart and map above to compare Gradie'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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