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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201996peak #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 1996

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #147 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 593 boysAKMaine: #103 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 412 boysMEVermont: #106 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 425 boysVTNew Hampshire: #114 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 516 boysNHWashington: #137 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 624 boysWAIdaho: #90 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 318 boysIDMontana: #49 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 163 boysMTNorth Dakota: #22 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 95 boysNDMinnesota: #50 for boys · 150 births · 1 in 189 boysMNIllinois: #198 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 1,094 boysILWisconsin: #82 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 305 boysWIMichigan: #214 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,386 boysMINew York: #428 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 3,492 boysNYMassachusetts: #215 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,770 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedRIOregon: #161 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 728 boysORNevada: #136 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 521 boysNVWyoming: #56 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 183 boysWYSouth Dakota: #59 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 189 boysSDIowa: #57 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 205 boysIAIndiana: #130 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 648 boysINOhio: #143 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 858 boysOHPennsylvania: #126 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 697 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #365 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 3,018 boysCAUtah: #100 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 371 boysUTColorado: #167 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 801 boysCONebraska: #65 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 218 boysNEMissouri: #155 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 862 boysMOKentucky: #156 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 964 boysKYWest Virginia: #99 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 459 boysWVVirginia: #167 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,054 boysVAMaryland: #93 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 449 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedDEArizona: #254 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,397 boysAZNew Mexico: #360 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,159 boysNMKansas: #98 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 367 boysKSArkansas: #162 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 764 boysARTennessee: #122 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 674 boysTNNorth Carolina: #329 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,415 boysNCSouth Carolina: #135 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 756 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #135 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 596 boysOKLouisiana: #149 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 684 boysLAMississippi: #160 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 757 boysMSAlabama: #146 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 759 boysALGeorgia: #304 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,864 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedHITexas: #225 for boys · 137 births · 1 in 1,138 boysTXFlorida: #343 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,358 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#22 · 1 in 95
  2. Montana#49 · 1 in 163
  3. Minnesota#50 · 1 in 189
  4. Wyoming#56 · 1 in 183
  5. Iowa#57 · 1 in 205

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#22401 in 95
Montana#49251 in 163
Minnesota#501501 in 189
Wyoming#56111 in 183
Iowa#57811 in 205
South Dakota#59221 in 189
Nebraska#65451 in 218
Wisconsin#82961 in 305
Idaho#90231 in 318
Maryland#93641 in 449
Kansas#98411 in 367
West Virginia#99201 in 459
Utah#100511 in 371
Maine#103141 in 412
Vermont#10661 in 425
New Hampshire#114121 in 516
Tennessee#122511 in 674
Pennsylvania#126981 in 697
Indiana#130581 in 648
Oklahoma#135321 in 596
South Carolina#135261 in 756
Nevada#136201 in 521
Washington#137541 in 624
Ohio#143821 in 858
Alabama#146331 in 759
Alaska#14761 in 593
Louisiana#149391 in 684
Missouri#155401 in 862
Kentucky#156241 in 964
Mississippi#160201 in 757
Oregon#161271 in 728
Arkansas#162191 in 764
Colorado#167311 in 801
Virginia#167371 in 1,054
Illinois#198741 in 1,094
Michigan#214431 in 1,386
Massachusetts#215211 in 1,770
Texas#2251371 in 1,138
Arizona#254241 in 1,397
Georgia#304261 in 1,864
North Carolina#329191 in 2,415
Florida#343361 in 2,358
New Mexico#36051 in 2,159
California#365841 in 3,018
New York#428341 in 3,492
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
New Jersey———
Rhode Island———

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 1996

girls
#2,966
40 births · 1 in 43,825 girls
boys
#176
1,915 births · 1 in 989 boys

Top girls' names in 1996

  1. #1Emily25,150
  2. #2Jessica24,201
  3. #3Ashley23,678
  4. #4Sarah21,048
  5. #5Samantha20,552
  6. #6Taylor19,155
  7. #7Hannah18,596
  8. #8Alexis16,592
  9. #9Rachel16,121
  10. #10Elizabeth16,003
  11. #2,966Brady40

Top boys' names in 1996

  1. #1Michael38,373
  2. #2Matthew32,077
  3. #3Jacob31,925
  4. #4Christopher30,904
  5. #5Joshua29,175
  6. #6Nicholas27,724
  7. #7Tyler26,956
  8. #8Brandon25,847
  9. #9Austin25,663
  10. #10Andrew25,244
  11. #176Brady1,915
More about 1996

girls

1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 43,825 of them was named Brady, which outranked 81.3% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brady
  1. #2,901Yarely41
  2. #2,901Zabrina41
  3. #2,901Zachary41
  4. #2,966Brady40
  5. #2,966Abbygail40
  6. #2,966Adreanna40
  7. #2,966Aiesha40
  8. #3,028Alexanderia39
  9. #3,028Alexxus39
  10. #3,028Aries39

Tied with 61 names at #2,966; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,167Odalys#2,845 → #678
  2. ↑ 1,531Tamia#2,028 → #497
  3. ↑ 1,524Jaycie#2,486 → #962
  4. ↑ 1,486Odalis#2,394 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,430Zaria#2,155 → #725
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,558Unknown#865 → #2,423
  2. ↓ 723Iridian#886 → #1,609
  3. ↓ 435Selene#964 → #1,399
  4. ↓ 394Salina#838 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 339Chelsi#697 → #1,036

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

boys

1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 989 of them was named Brady, which outranked 98.3% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brady
  1. #173Andre1,964
  2. #174Marco1,923
  3. #175Roberto1,919
  4. #176Brady1,915
  5. #177Maxwell1,901
  6. #178Fernando1,875
  7. #179Parker1,797
Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,398Keyshawn#2,178 → #780
  2. ↑ 1,171Jair#2,055 → #884
  3. ↑ 1,065Kordell#2,055 → #990
  4. ↑ 856Shemar#1,758 → #902
  5. ↑ 686Nasir#1,648 → #962
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Unknown#665 → #1,740
  2. ↓ 649Rashaan#937 → #1,586
  3. ↓ 633Savon#966 → #1,599
  4. ↓ 514Latrell#966 → #1,480
  5. ↓ 351Rakeem#970 → #1,321

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

See the top 100 for 1996 →