Brady

#3,100 for girls in 2025, 52 births · #321 for boys in 2025, 1,071 births
Given to boys 97.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
2007 · 4,951 births
Debut · boys
8 births
In top 100 · boys
2 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
96,770
since 1883

Brady over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201979peak #93, 2007boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,10052#3211,071
2024#3,63942#3091,102
2023#3,76340#3231,034
2022#3,47045#2821,223
2021#2,63865#2721,278
2020#3,14150#3041,089
2019#3,66541#2741,304
2018#3,10752#2611,383
2017#2,77961#2261,689
2016#3,70741#2221,753
2015#4,06936#1992,032
2014#4,00337#1952,093
2013#4,64530#1752,332
2012#3,71142#1362,860
2011#5,06327#1353,045
2010#4,60831#1263,236
2009#3,36149#1103,741
2008#3,12054#944,815
2007#2,82264#934,951
2006#2,75764#1064,086
2005#3,50942#1103,781
2004#3,07150#1223,369
2003#3,41242#1422,865
2002#3,52338#1472,659
2001#3,41739#1742,153
2000#3,66435#1891,884
1999#3,04843#1841,887
1998#3,06841#1632,095
1997#2,87442#1592,162
1996#2,96640#1761,915
1995#2,51650#1881,679
1994#2,93540#1731,848
1993#2,88241#1741,839
1992#3,26734#2381,204
1991#3,30133#320805
1990#4,00325#315797
1989#4,12123#291843
1988#2,93135#246952
1987#2,78035#255877
1986#2,56438#251894
1985#2,28344#248915
1984#2,34041#291699
1983#3,34024#351505
1982#2,36941#334572
1981#3,62522#332559
1980#2,60336#340541
1979#4,05218#365479
1978#3,38822#364443
1977#4,42515#397390
1976#2,93225#385399
1975#3,63718#358466
1974#3,31320#350479
1973#2,91423#358467
1972#4,09114#369453
1971#6,6197#372470
1970#4,49212#357520
1969—#471266
1968#7,0165#538199
1967—#588165
1966#6,5645#603152
1965—#629145
1964#6,7675#625154
1963#4,8968#596174
1962#6,5785#647143
1961#6,5675#656143
1960—#676134
1959—#644142
1958—#574182
1957—#608159
1956—#594164
1955—#567170
1954#5,1486#600151
1953—#669113
1952—#650113
1951—#71993
1950—#68599
1949—#74984
1948#5,2435#72286
1947—#73787
1946—#72382
1945—#76165
1944—#84156
1943—#77371
1942—#85958
1941—#84756
1940—#88151
1939—#74565
1938—#79960
1937—#86950
1936—#83253
1935—#98042
1934—#82857
1933—#83455
1932—#82959
1931—#84156
1930—#78267
1929#4,5705#94051
1928—#87258
1927—#71682
1926—#80367
1925—#84362
1924—#71685
1923—#89658
1922#4,4456#80969
1921#4,4646#90160
1920—#65394
1919—#77470
1918—#85559
1917—#80461
1916—#74467
1915—#79158
1914—#75149
1913—#64847
1912—#80030
1911—#68921
1910—#63421
1909—#57421
1908—#58519
1907—#81511
1906—#64014
1905—#78610
1904—#56616
1903#1,5926#55016
1902—#58314
1901—#53614
1900—#78511
1899—#52114
1898—#8048
1897—#68110
1896—#59213
1895—#64011
1894—#1,0745
1893—#8367
1892—#7928
1891—#7667
1890—#6679
1889—#54912
1888—#7049
1887—#9215
1886—#51213
1885—#7657
1884—#8486
1883—#6778
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First appearance
1883

The first year at least five boys were named Brady! It came in at #677, and was given to 8 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1887, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Brady is popular in 1979

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedNHWashington: #256 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,470 boysWAIdaho: #124 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 702 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #94 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 460 boysNDMinnesota: #141 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,153 boysMNIllinois: #593 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 8,375 boysILWisconsin: #277 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,837 boysWIMichigan: #366 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 4,788 boysMINew York: #719 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 11,102 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedRIOregon: #178 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,291 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedNVWyoming: #87 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 446 boysWYSouth Dakota: #101 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 532 boysSDIowa: #177 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,583 boysIAIndiana: #252 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,566 boysINOhio: #390 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 5,742 boysOHPennsylvania: #550 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 10,867 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #535 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 6,657 boysCAUtah: #68 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 307 boysUTColorado: #217 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,674 boysCONebraska: #152 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,196 boysNEMissouri: #353 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,081 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #178 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,544 boysWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedDEArizona: #443 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,185 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedNMKansas: #201 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,403 boysKSArkansas: #307 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,656 boysARTennessee: #485 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,571 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #255 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,940 boysOKLouisiana: #304 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,939 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedMSAlabama: #384 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,856 boysALGeorgia: #606 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,857 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedHITexas: #377 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 3,008 boysTXFlorida: #734 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,948 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#68 · 1 in 307
  2. Wyoming#87 · 1 in 446
  3. North Dakota#94 · 1 in 460
  4. South Dakota#101 · 1 in 532
  5. Idaho#124 · 1 in 702

Best ever in a state: #13 in North Dakota, 2008.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#68621 in 307
Wyoming#8781 in 446
North Dakota#94121 in 460
South Dakota#101101 in 532
Idaho#124121 in 702
Minnesota#141271 in 1,153
Nebraska#152101 in 1,196
Iowa#177141 in 1,583
Oregon#178151 in 1,291
West Virginia#17891 in 1,544
Kansas#201121 in 1,403
Colorado#217131 in 1,674
Indiana#252161 in 2,566
Oklahoma#255111 in 1,940
Washington#256121 in 2,470
Wisconsin#27791 in 3,837
Louisiana#304181 in 1,939
Arkansas#30761 in 2,656
Missouri#35391 in 4,081
Michigan#366141 in 4,788
Texas#377411 in 3,008
Alabama#38471 in 3,856
Ohio#390141 in 5,742
Arizona#44351 in 4,185
Tennessee#48551 in 6,571
California#535271 in 6,657
Pennsylvania#55071 in 10,867
Illinois#593101 in 8,375
Georgia#60651 in 7,857
New York#719101 in 11,102
Florida#73451 in 10,948
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Brady
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 12 spots since 2024 (#309 → #321)
  • 17 spots since 2020 (#304 → #321)
  • 122 spots since 2015 (#199 → #321)
  • Biggest jump: 434 spots in 1895 (#1,074 → #640)
  • Biggest drop: 409 spots in 1887 (#512 → #921)
Rise & fade · boys
124 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1883
  • Peaked 2007 at #93 (4,951 births)
  • Births halved by 2013, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 2 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 2 yrs · run 2007–2008
  • Top 1,000: 142 yrs · run 1895–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 419
  • Highest: 1 in 419 boys born in 2007 were named Brady (0.24%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,595 boys born in 2025 (0.06%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 35.4% of all boys named Brady (34,304) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s60#512 (1886)#711
1890s92#521 (1899)#737
1900s146#536 (1901)#642
1910s483#634 (1910)#749
1920s686#653 (1920)#815
1930s564#745 (1939)#834
1940s696#722 (1948)#789
1950s1,386#567 (1955)#631
1960s1,675#471 (1969)#603
1970s4,566#350 (1974)#368
1980s7,357#246 (1988)#294
1990s16,231#159 (1997)#209
2000s34,304#93 (2007)#129
2010s21,727#126 (2010)#195
2020s6,797#272 (2021)#302

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Brady in 1979

girls
#4,052
18 births · 1 in 89,182 girls
boys
#365
479 births · 1 in 3,594 boys

Top girls' names in 1979

  1. #1Jennifer56,712
  2. #2Melissa34,050
  3. #3Amanda31,924
  4. #4Jessica27,780
  5. #5Amy21,609
  6. #6Sarah21,015
  7. #7Heather20,834
  8. #8Angela20,256
  9. #9Nicole19,510
  10. #10Michelle19,266
  11. #4,052Brady18

Top boys' names in 1979

  1. #1Michael67,713
  2. #2Christopher50,659
  3. #3Jason50,369
  4. #4David42,053
  5. #5James39,351
  6. #6Matthew35,621
  7. #7John35,410
  8. #8Robert34,015
  9. #9Joshua31,120
  10. #10Brian28,659
  11. #365Brady479
More about 1979

girls

1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 89,182 of them was named Brady, which outranked 66.2% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brady
  1. #3,903Yocheved19
  2. #3,903Zenia19
  3. #3,903Zuleika19
  4. #4,052Brady18
  5. #4,052Anetra18
  6. #4,052Angelea18
  7. #4,052Angi18
  8. #4,231Abigale17
  9. #4,231Aishah17
  10. #4,231Akeisha17

Tied with 178 names at #4,052; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,593Breanne#2,125 → #532
  2. ↑ 1,527Loni#2,516 → #989
  3. ↑ 1,287Renata#2,012 → #725
  4. ↑ 985Ashanti#1,862 → #877
  5. ↑ 896Nicolette#1,581 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 392Christel#762 → #1,154
  2. ↓ 312Kenisha#557 → #869
  3. ↓ 297Ariane#887 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 285Imelda#947 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 252Farrah#539 → #791

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 3,594 of them was named Brady, which outranked 94.8% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brady
  1. #362Leo484
  2. #363Kent482
  3. #364Quentin480
  4. #365Brady479
  5. #365Simon479
  6. #367Julius471
  7. #368Carlton469
  8. #368Freddie469

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,228Tyrel#2,134 → #906
  2. ↑ 471Jace#1,186 → #715
  3. ↑ 387Chaz#1,371 → #984
  4. ↑ 311Tyrell#1,051 → #740
  5. ↑ 308Frederic#1,203 → #895
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,230Dequan#927 → #2,157
  2. ↓ 641Rahsaan#869 → #1,510
  3. ↓ 446Chip#989 → #1,435
  4. ↓ 308Rashaun#996 → #1,304
  5. ↓ 307Kenya#749 → #1,056

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1979 →