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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #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 1986

  • 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: #145 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 949 boysWAIdaho: #85 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 378 boysIDMontana: #141 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 746 boysMTNorth Dakota: #49 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 161 boysNDMinnesota: #83 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 466 boysMNIllinois: #379 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 3,801 boysILWisconsin: #121 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 874 boysWIMichigan: #388 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,909 boysMINew York: #682 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 10,183 boysNYMassachusetts: #366 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,604 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedRIOregon: #157 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,057 boysORNevada: #168 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,064 boysNVWyoming: #85 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 390 boysWYSouth Dakota: #69 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 281 boysSDIowa: #114 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 697 boysIAIndiana: #171 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,478 boysINOhio: #208 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,097 boysOHPennsylvania: #313 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 4,064 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #358 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 3,309 boysCAUtah: #60 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 197 boysUTColorado: #136 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 787 boysCONebraska: #120 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 695 boysNEMissouri: #294 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,998 boysMOKentucky: #357 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,785 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedWVVirginia: #351 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,781 boysVAMaryland: #381 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,716 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedDEArizona: #412 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,888 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedNMKansas: #139 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 785 boysKSArkansas: #219 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,476 boysARTennessee: #328 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,480 boysTNNorth Carolina: #449 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,111 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #160 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 978 boysOKLouisiana: #233 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,310 boysLAMississippi: #403 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,414 boysMSAlabama: #284 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,298 boysALGeorgia: #410 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,017 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedHITexas: #266 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 1,721 boysTXFlorida: #437 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,495 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#49 · 1 in 161
  2. Utah#60 · 1 in 197
  3. South Dakota#69 · 1 in 281
  4. Minnesota#83 · 1 in 466
  5. Idaho#85 · 1 in 378

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#49321 in 161
Utah#60841 in 197
South Dakota#69171 in 281
Minnesota#83661 in 466
Idaho#85181 in 378
Wyoming#8581 in 390
Iowa#114261 in 697
Nebraska#120161 in 695
Wisconsin#121381 in 874
Colorado#136321 in 787
Kansas#139221 in 785
Montana#14171 in 746
Washington#145331 in 949
Oregon#157171 in 1,057
Oklahoma#160231 in 978
Nevada#16861 in 1,064
Indiana#171251 in 1,478
Ohio#208361 in 2,097
Arkansas#219101 in 1,476
Louisiana#233261 in 1,310
Texas#266851 in 1,721
Alabama#284111 in 2,298
Missouri#294121 in 2,998
Pennsylvania#313191 in 4,064
Tennessee#32891 in 3,480
Virginia#351101 in 3,781
Kentucky#35751 in 4,785
California#358691 in 3,309
Massachusetts#36671 in 5,604
Illinois#379211 in 3,801
Maryland#38161 in 4,716
Michigan#388131 in 4,909
Mississippi#40351 in 3,414
Georgia#410111 in 4,017
Arizona#41271 in 3,888
Florida#437171 in 4,495
North Carolina#44981 in 5,111
New York#682121 in 10,183
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District of Columbia———
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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 1986

girls
#2,564
38 births · 1 in 45,146 girls
boys
#251
894 births · 1 in 2,060 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #2,564Brady38

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #251Brady894
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 45,146 of them was named Brady, which outranked 80.0% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brady
  1. #2,512Winnie39
  2. #2,512Yazmin39
  3. #2,512Yesica39
  4. #2,564Brady38
  5. #2,564Akia38
  6. #2,564Alyshia38
  7. #2,564Amesha38
  8. #2,620Abbi37
  9. #2,620Adriene37
  10. #2,620Ambra37

Tied with 55 names at #2,564; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,719Kyrie#10,677 → #958
  2. ↑ 4,778Sable#5,678 → #900
  3. ↑ 2,034Eliana#2,484 → #450
  4. ↑ 1,497Shatara#2,484 → #987
  5. ↑ 1,374Cherrelle#2,253 → #879
Fallers
  1. ↓ 442Violeta#963 → #1,405
  2. ↓ 361Micaela#545 → #906
  3. ↓ 361Tasia#572 → #933
  4. ↓ 324Jo#925 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 306Tammie#987 → #1,293

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

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 2,060 of them was named Brady, which outranked 96.8% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brady
  1. #248Karl904
  2. #249Leonard901
  3. #250Bryant897
  4. #251Brady894
  5. #252Byron893
  6. #253Colby891
  7. #254Cesar879
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,279Spenser#2,226 → #947
  2. ↑ 920Jayce#1,614 → #694
  3. ↑ 714Addison#1,228 → #514
  4. ↑ 649Payton#1,614 → #965
  5. ↑ 573Cordell#1,181 → #608
Fallers
  1. ↓ 409Ulises#877 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 365Eliot#934 → #1,299
  3. ↓ 322Jordy#998 → #1,320
  4. ↓ 313Trace#956 → #1,269
  5. ↓ 292Kennith#963 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1986 →