Grady
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning noble or illustrious.
Babies a year
881
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#373
down from #370
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
How Grady has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #353 |
| 2016 | #357 |
| 2017 | #375 |
| 2018 | #414 |
| 2019 | #414 |
| 2020 | #398 |
| 2021 | #428 |
| 2022 | #405 |
| 2023 | #395 |
| 2024 | #370 |
| 2025 | #373 |
Grady by the numbers
Grady was given to 881 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 1,196 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 1915, about 1 in 1,800 American boys born that year was called Grady.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Grady. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean nobility
Like Grady, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Nolanchampion, descendant of the noble one5,403 in the US (2017)
- Patrickof noble birth; patrician375 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aryanoble; honorable; aryan2,201 in the US (2017)
- Bryanhigh, noble; a form of Brian1,827 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Grady
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