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
- Peak · boys
- 2007 · 4,951 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 2 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 96,770since 1883
Brady over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,100 | 52 | #321 | 1,071 |
| 2024 | #3,639 | 42 | #309 | 1,102 |
| 2023 | #3,763 | 40 | #323 | 1,034 |
| 2022 | #3,470 | 45 | #282 | 1,223 |
| 2021 | #2,638 | 65 | #272 | 1,278 |
| 2020 | #3,141 | 50 | #304 | 1,089 |
| 2019 | #3,665 | 41 | #274 | 1,304 |
| 2018 | #3,107 | 52 | #261 | 1,383 |
| 2017 | #2,779 | 61 | #226 | 1,689 |
| 2016 | #3,707 | 41 | #222 | 1,753 |
| 2015 | #4,069 | 36 | #199 | 2,032 |
| 2014 | #4,003 | 37 | #195 | 2,093 |
| 2013 | #4,645 | 30 | #175 | 2,332 |
| 2012 | #3,711 | 42 | #136 | 2,860 |
| 2011 | #5,063 | 27 | #135 | 3,045 |
| 2010 | #4,608 | 31 | #126 | 3,236 |
| 2009 | #3,361 | 49 | #110 | 3,741 |
| 2008 | #3,120 | 54 | #94 | 4,815 |
| 2007 | #2,822 | 64 | #93 | 4,951 |
| 2006 | #2,757 | 64 | #106 | 4,086 |
| 2005 | #3,509 | 42 | #110 | 3,781 |
| 2004 | #3,071 | 50 | #122 | 3,369 |
| 2003 | #3,412 | 42 | #142 | 2,865 |
| 2002 | #3,523 | 38 | #147 | 2,659 |
| 2001 | #3,417 | 39 | #174 | 2,153 |
| 2000 | #3,664 | 35 | #189 | 1,884 |
| 1999 | #3,048 | 43 | #184 | 1,887 |
| 1998 | #3,068 | 41 | #163 | 2,095 |
| 1997 | #2,874 | 42 | #159 | 2,162 |
| 1996 | #2,966 | 40 | #176 | 1,915 |
| 1995 | #2,516 | 50 | #188 | 1,679 |
| 1994 | #2,935 | 40 | #173 | 1,848 |
| 1993 | #2,882 | 41 | #174 | 1,839 |
| 1992 | #3,267 | 34 | #238 | 1,204 |
| 1991 | #3,301 | 33 | #320 | 805 |
| 1990 | #4,003 | 25 | #315 | 797 |
| 1989 | #4,121 | 23 | #291 | 843 |
| 1988 | #2,931 | 35 | #246 | 952 |
| 1987 | #2,780 | 35 | #255 | 877 |
| 1986 | #2,564 | 38 | #251 | 894 |
| 1985 | #2,283 | 44 | #248 | 915 |
| 1984 | #2,340 | 41 | #291 | 699 |
| 1983 | #3,340 | 24 | #351 | 505 |
| 1982 | #2,369 | 41 | #334 | 572 |
| 1981 | #3,625 | 22 | #332 | 559 |
| 1980 | #2,603 | 36 | #340 | 541 |
| 1979 | #4,052 | 18 | #365 | 479 |
| 1978 | #3,388 | 22 | #364 | 443 |
| 1977 | #4,425 | 15 | #397 | 390 |
| 1976 | #2,932 | 25 | #385 | 399 |
| 1975 | #3,637 | 18 | #358 | 466 |
| 1974 | #3,313 | 20 | #350 | 479 |
| 1973 | #2,914 | 23 | #358 | 467 |
| 1972 | #4,091 | 14 | #369 | 453 |
| 1971 | #6,619 | 7 | #372 | 470 |
| 1970 | #4,492 | 12 | #357 | 520 |
| 1969 | — | #471 | 266 | |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #538 | 199 |
| 1967 | — | #588 | 165 | |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 | #603 | 152 |
| 1965 | — | #629 | 145 | |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #625 | 154 |
| 1963 | #4,896 | 8 | #596 | 174 |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #647 | 143 |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #656 | 143 |
| 1960 | — | #676 | 134 | |
| 1959 | — | #644 | 142 | |
| 1958 | — | #574 | 182 | |
| 1957 | — | #608 | 159 | |
| 1956 | — | #594 | 164 | |
| 1955 | — | #567 | 170 | |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 | #600 | 151 |
| 1953 | — | #669 | 113 | |
| 1952 | — | #650 | 113 | |
| 1951 | — | #719 | 93 | |
| 1950 | — | #685 | 99 | |
| 1949 | — | #749 | 84 | |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #722 | 86 |
| 1947 | — | #737 | 87 | |
| 1946 | — | #723 | 82 | |
| 1945 | — | #761 | 65 | |
| 1944 | — | #841 | 56 | |
| 1943 | — | #773 | 71 | |
| 1942 | — | #859 | 58 | |
| 1941 | — | #847 | 56 | |
| 1940 | — | #881 | 51 | |
| 1939 | — | #745 | 65 | |
| 1938 | — | #799 | 60 | |
| 1937 | — | #869 | 50 | |
| 1936 | — | #832 | 53 | |
| 1935 | — | #980 | 42 | |
| 1934 | — | #828 | 57 | |
| 1933 | — | #834 | 55 | |
| 1932 | — | #829 | 59 | |
| 1931 | — | #841 | 56 | |
| 1930 | — | #782 | 67 | |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #940 | 51 |
| 1928 | — | #872 | 58 | |
| 1927 | — | #716 | 82 | |
| 1926 | — | #803 | 67 | |
| 1925 | — | #843 | 62 | |
| 1924 | — | #716 | 85 | |
| 1923 | — | #896 | 58 | |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #809 | 69 |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #901 | 60 |
| 1920 | — | #653 | 94 | |
| 1919 | — | #774 | 70 | |
| 1918 | — | #855 | 59 | |
| 1917 | — | #804 | 61 | |
| 1916 | — | #744 | 67 | |
| 1915 | — | #791 | 58 | |
| 1914 | — | #751 | 49 | |
| 1913 | — | #648 | 47 | |
| 1912 | — | #800 | 30 | |
| 1911 | — | #689 | 21 | |
| 1910 | — | #634 | 21 | |
| 1909 | — | #574 | 21 | |
| 1908 | — | #585 | 19 | |
| 1907 | — | #815 | 11 | |
| 1906 | — | #640 | 14 | |
| 1905 | — | #786 | 10 | |
| 1904 | — | #566 | 16 | |
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | #550 | 16 |
| 1902 | — | #583 | 14 | |
| 1901 | — | #536 | 14 | |
| 1900 | — | #785 | 11 | |
| 1899 | — | #521 | 14 | |
| 1898 | — | #804 | 8 | |
| 1897 | — | #681 | 10 | |
| 1896 | — | #592 | 13 | |
| 1895 | — | #640 | 11 | |
| 1894 | — | #1,074 | 5 | |
| 1893 | — | #836 | 7 | |
| 1892 | — | #792 | 8 | |
| 1891 | — | #766 | 7 | |
| 1890 | — | #667 | 9 | |
| 1889 | — | #549 | 12 | |
| 1888 | — | #704 | 9 | |
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | #512 | 13 | |
| 1885 | — | #765 | 7 | |
| 1884 | — | #848 | 6 | |
| 1883 | — | #677 | 8 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Vermont#41 · 1 in 128
- Montana#44 · 1 in 167
- New Hampshire#47 · 1 in 138
- Wisconsin#48 · 1 in 183
- Michigan#57 · 1 in 216
Best ever in a state: #13 in North Dakota, 2008.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #41 | 15 | 1 in 128 |
| Montana | #44 | 24 | 1 in 167 |
| New Hampshire | #47 | 37 | 1 in 138 |
| Wisconsin | #48 | 157 | 1 in 183 |
| Michigan | #57 | 228 | 1 in 216 |
| Maine | #59 | 28 | 1 in 180 |
| Rhode Island | #59 | 22 | 1 in 192 |
| Massachusetts | #63 | 132 | 1 in 235 |
| Iowa | #65 | 68 | 1 in 233 |
| North Dakota | #65 | 17 | 1 in 196 |
| Minnesota | #68 | 118 | 1 in 247 |
| Ohio | #68 | 241 | 1 in 260 |
| Pennsylvania | #72 | 216 | 1 in 288 |
| South Dakota | #78 | 18 | 1 in 229 |
| West Virginia | #79 | 35 | 1 in 245 |
| Missouri | #83 | 102 | 1 in 328 |
| Delaware | #86 | 13 | 1 in 290 |
| Indiana | #87 | 109 | 1 in 343 |
| Kentucky | #88 | 73 | 1 in 321 |
| Connecticut | #92 | 45 | 1 in 340 |
| Colorado | #96 | 77 | 1 in 373 |
| Mississippi | #96 | 38 | 1 in 392 |
| Virginia | #105 | 92 | 1 in 458 |
| Illinois | #110 | 157 | 1 in 462 |
| New Jersey | #110 | 89 | 1 in 501 |
| Louisiana | #112 | 56 | 1 in 447 |
| Alabama | #113 | 52 | 1 in 465 |
| Kansas | #114 | 38 | 1 in 441 |
| Tennessee | #120 | 72 | 1 in 504 |
| Hawaii | #128 | 11 | 1 in 419 |
| Washington | #128 | 73 | 1 in 506 |
| Oregon | #129 | 40 | 1 in 483 |
| Arkansas | #131 | 32 | 1 in 469 |
| Maryland | #132 | 51 | 1 in 564 |
| Wyoming | #133 | 6 | 1 in 345 |
| New York | #135 | 156 | 1 in 690 |
| South Carolina | #137 | 36 | 1 in 603 |
| Florida | #138 | 150 | 1 in 635 |
| Nebraska | #140 | 21 | 1 in 494 |
| Oklahoma | #144 | 41 | 1 in 523 |
| Arizona | #146 | 70 | 1 in 571 |
| Georgia | #146 | 88 | 1 in 671 |
| North Carolina | #155 | 78 | 1 in 690 |
| Utah | #165 | 37 | 1 in 621 |
| Idaho | #168 | 15 | 1 in 584 |
| Texas | #175 | 246 | 1 in 758 |
| District of Columbia | #181 | 7 | 1 in 607 |
| Nevada | #190 | 19 | 1 in 756 |
| California | #245 | 187 | 1 in 1,295 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1883
- Peaked 2007 at #93 (4,951 births)
- Births halved by 2013, 6 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 2 yrs · run 2007–2008
- Top 1,000: 142 yrs · run 1895–2025
- Highest: 1 in 419 boys born in 2007 were named Brady (0.24%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,595 boys born in 2025 (0.06%)
- 35.4% of all boys named Brady (34,304) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 60 | #512 (1886) | #711 |
| 1890s | 92 | #521 (1899) | #737 |
| 1900s | 146 | #536 (1901) | #642 |
| 1910s | 483 | #634 (1910) | #749 |
| 1920s | 686 | #653 (1920) | #815 |
| 1930s | 564 | #745 (1939) | #834 |
| 1940s | 696 | #722 (1948) | #789 |
| 1950s | 1,386 | #567 (1955) | #631 |
| 1960s | 1,675 | #471 (1969) | #603 |
| 1970s | 4,566 | #350 (1974) | #368 |
| 1980s | 7,357 | #246 (1988) | #294 |
| 1990s | 16,231 | #159 (1997) | #209 |
| 2000s | 34,304 | #93 (2007) | #129 |
| 2010s | 21,727 | #126 (2010) | #195 |
| 2020s | 6,797 | #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 2009
Top girls' names in 2009
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
girls
1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 37,492 of them was named Brady, which outranked 83.4% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,298Trinidy50
- #3,298Yesica50
- #3,298Zola50
- #3,361Brady49
- #3,361Abbi49
- #3,361Aishwarya49
- #3,361Ajah49
- #3,409Aalayah48
- #3,409Abbygale48
- #3,409Aidyn48
Tied with 47 names at #3,361; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 530 of them was named Brady, which outranked 99.2% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.