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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202020peak #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 2020

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedAKMaine: #158 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 482 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #183 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 619 boysNHWashington: #326 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,508 boysWAIdaho: #310 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,106 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #394 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,786 boysMNIllinois: #313 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,438 boysILWisconsin: #229 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 921 boysWIMichigan: #129 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 503 boysMINew York: #398 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 2,087 boysNYMassachusetts: #222 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 994 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedRIOregon: #280 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,106 boysORNevada: #322 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,318 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedSDIowa: #337 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,357 boysIAIndiana: #284 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,202 boysINOhio: #211 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 838 boysOHPennsylvania: #264 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,200 boysPANew Jersey: #342 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,709 boysNJConnecticut: #242 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,008 boysCTCalifornia: #420 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 2,341 boysCAUtah: #263 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 964 boysUTColorado: #303 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,195 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedNEMissouri: #266 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,096 boysMOKentucky: #248 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 982 boysKYWest Virginia: #228 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 774 boysWVVirginia: #332 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,547 boysVAMaryland: #284 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,253 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedDEArizona: #276 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,102 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedNMKansas: #507 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,287 boysKSArkansas: #365 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,417 boysARTennessee: #377 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,704 boysTNNorth Carolina: #344 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,688 boysNCSouth Carolina: #259 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,053 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Brady, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #329 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,267 boysOKLouisiana: #240 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 899 boysLAMississippi: #524 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,423 boysMSAlabama: #332 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,451 boysALGeorgia: #319 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,436 boysGAHawaii: #190 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 576 boysHITexas: #359 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 1,745 boysTXFlorida: #344 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,735 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Michigan#129 · 1 in 503
  2. Maine#158 · 1 in 482
  3. New Hampshire#183 · 1 in 619
  4. Hawaii#190 · 1 in 576
  5. Ohio#211 · 1 in 838

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Michigan#129851 in 503
Maine#15881 in 482
New Hampshire#18371 in 619
Hawaii#19061 in 576
Ohio#211651 in 838
Massachusetts#222271 in 994
West Virginia#22891 in 774
Wisconsin#229261 in 921
Louisiana#240241 in 899
Connecticut#242131 in 1,008
Kentucky#248201 in 982
South Carolina#259191 in 1,053
Utah#263201 in 964
Pennsylvania#264451 in 1,200
Missouri#266261 in 1,096
Arizona#276291 in 1,102
Oregon#280141 in 1,106
Indiana#284271 in 1,202
Maryland#284201 in 1,253
Colorado#303211 in 1,195
Idaho#31071 in 1,106
Illinois#313381 in 1,438
Georgia#319351 in 1,436
Nevada#32291 in 1,318
Washington#326221 in 1,508
Oklahoma#329141 in 1,267
Alabama#332151 in 1,451
Virginia#332251 in 1,547
Iowa#337101 in 1,357
New Jersey#342231 in 1,709
Florida#344521 in 1,735
North Carolina#344291 in 1,688
Texas#359971 in 1,745
Arkansas#36591 in 1,417
Tennessee#377201 in 1,704
Minnesota#394141 in 1,786
New York#398421 in 2,087
California#420811 in 2,341
Kansas#50761 in 2,287
Mississippi#52451 in 2,423
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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 2020

girls
#3,141
50 births · 1 in 32,331 girls
boys
#304
1,089 births · 1 in 1,585 boys

Top girls' names in 2020

  1. #1Olivia17,691
  2. #2Emma15,723
  3. #3Ava13,201
  4. #4Sophia13,105
  5. #5Charlotte13,100
  6. #6Amelia12,802
  7. #7Isabella12,226
  8. #8Mia11,269
  9. #9Evelyn9,517
  10. #10Harper8,849
  11. #3,141Brady50

Top boys' names in 2020

  1. #1Liam19,865
  2. #2Noah18,464
  3. #3Oliver14,277
  4. #4Elijah13,238
  5. #5William12,676
  6. #6James12,390
  7. #7Benjamin12,264
  8. #8Lucas11,386
  9. #9Henry10,793
  10. #10Alexander10,268
  11. #304Brady1,089
More about 2020

girls

1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 32,331 of them was named Brady, which outranked 82.1% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brady
  1. #3,091Yadira51
  2. #3,091Zayah51
  3. #3,091Zenaida51
  4. #3,141Brady50
  5. #3,141Adaly50
  6. #3,141Adelyne50
  7. #3,141Alizay50
  8. #3,179Adamaris49
  9. #3,179Aiden49
  10. #3,179Aly49

Tied with 37 names at #3,141; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,492Avayah#2,428 → #936
  2. ↑ 950Denisse#1,802 → #852
  3. ↑ 818Jianna#1,668 → #850
  4. ↑ 609Capri#1,291 → #682
  5. ↑ 550Rosalia#1,287 → #737
Fallers
  1. ↓ 393Yaritza#813 → #1,206
  2. ↓ 271Seraphina#1,000 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 207Marissa#874 → #1,081
  4. ↓ 203Annabella#644 → #847
  5. ↓ 195Jayde#832 → #1,027

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

boys

1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 1,585 of them was named Brady, which outranked 97.8% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brady
  1. #301Dante1,110
  2. #302Jensen1,100
  3. #303Cruz1,098
  4. #304Brady1,089
  5. #304Finley1,089
  6. #306Anderson1,083
  7. #306Joaquin1,083
  8. #308Gunner1,071

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

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 587Zyair#1,548 → #961
  2. ↑ 567Jaxtyn#1,152 → #585
  3. ↑ 539Jakobe#1,372 → #833
  4. ↑ 473Kylo#922 → #449
  5. ↑ 461Ander#1,085 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
  2. ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
  4. ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
  5. ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086

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

See the top 100 for 2020 →