Brady
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning broad, wide; a surname used as a given name.
How Brady has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #198 |
| 2016 | #222 |
| 2017 | #226 |
| 2018 | #261 |
| 2019 | #274 |
| 2020 | #304 |
| 2021 | #272 |
| 2022 | #281 |
| 2023 | #323 |
| 2024 | #309 |
| 2025 | #321 |
Brady by the numbers
In 2025, 36 babies in England and Wales were named Brady. In the US, 1,737 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 4,951 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Brady. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Brodyditch or muddy place491 in England and Wales (2025)
- Bradynbroad valley; a modern spelling of Braden109 in the US (2017)
- Bradbroad; a diminutive of Bradley or Bradford55 in the US (2017)
- Bradlybroad meadow; spelling variant of Bradley35 in the US (2017)
- Brayhillside or slope6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Boady5 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Brady
Names that are said the same way as Brady, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Bradie3 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a gift
Like Brady, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Brady
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