Grady
#10,107 for girls in 2025, 9 births · #373 for boys in 2025, 851 births
Given to boys 98.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1911 · 173 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 52,474since 1887
Grady over time
Rank among boys' names. Grady has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | #10,107 | 9 | #373 | 851 |
| 2024 | #12,161 | 7 | #372 | 884 |
| 2023 | #8,486 | 12 | #395 | 806 |
| 2022 | #8,032 | 13 | #405 | 791 |
| 2021 | #11,146 | 8 | #424 | 727 |
| 2020 | #9,546 | 10 | #399 | 768 |
| 2019 | #10,473 | 9 | #414 | 748 |
| 2018 | #8,146 | 13 | #414 | 766 |
| 2017 | — | #375 | 886 | |
| 2016 | #8,875 | 12 | #357 | 938 |
| 2015 | — | #353 | 958 | |
| 2014 | #13,069 | 7 | #347 | 956 |
| 2013 | — | #348 | 917 | |
| 2012 | #13,483 | 7 | #334 | 943 |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #304 | 1,089 |
| 2010 | #12,276 | 8 | #314 | 1,015 |
| 2009 | #8,058 | 15 | #289 | 1,140 |
| 2008 | #13,832 | 7 | #286 | 1,196 |
| 2007 | #13,924 | 7 | #341 | 945 |
| 2006 | #13,606 | 7 | #474 | 558 |
| 2005 | — | #527 | 462 | |
| 2004 | #14,179 | 6 | #545 | 424 |
| 2003 | — | #592 | 364 | |
| 2002 | — | #614 | 325 | |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | #708 | 249 |
| 2000 | #9,874 | 9 | #744 | 229 |
| 1999 | — | #771 | 206 | |
| 1998 | — | #823 | 180 | |
| 1997 | — | #886 | 156 | |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | #832 | 172 |
| 1995 | — | #767 | 196 | |
| 1994 | — | #742 | 199 | |
| 1993 | — | #727 | 204 | |
| 1992 | — | #808 | 168 | |
| 1991 | — | #930 | 130 | |
| 1990 | — | #773 | 173 | |
| 1989 | — | #758 | 169 | |
| 1988 | — | #713 | 172 | |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #715 | 163 |
| 1986 | — | #721 | 157 | |
| 1985 | — | #768 | 133 | |
| 1984 | — | #775 | 124 | |
| 1983 | — | #795 | 121 | |
| 1982 | — | #708 | 151 | |
| 1981 | — | #721 | 144 | |
| 1980 | — | #733 | 143 | |
| 1979 | — | #729 | 141 | |
| 1978 | — | #661 | 161 | |
| 1977 | — | #668 | 160 | |
| 1976 | — | #643 | 164 | |
| 1975 | — | #561 | 208 | |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | #505 | 249 |
| 1973 | — | #506 | 237 | |
| 1972 | — | #491 | 256 | |
| 1971 | — | #500 | 264 | |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #471 | 292 |
| 1969 | #5,974 | 7 | #465 | 270 |
| 1968 | — | #495 | 234 | |
| 1967 | — | #490 | 233 | |
| 1966 | — | #466 | 268 | |
| 1965 | — | #458 | 287 | |
| 1964 | — | #447 | 318 | |
| 1963 | — | #467 | 285 | |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #432 | 341 |
| 1961 | — | #435 | 336 | |
| 1960 | — | #423 | 357 | |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #416 | 364 |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #416 | 354 |
| 1957 | — | #400 | 377 | |
| 1956 | — | #395 | 365 | |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 | #361 | 403 |
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | #347 | 427 |
| 1953 | — | #346 | 400 | |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | #332 | 434 |
| 1951 | #3,482 | 10 | #319 | 471 |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #330 | 419 |
| 1949 | #2,850 | 13 | #320 | 456 |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | #330 | 415 |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #313 | 490 |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #310 | 438 |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #291 | 418 |
| 1944 | — | #279 | 455 | |
| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 | #283 | 474 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | #273 | 480 |
| 1941 | #3,030 | 9 | #264 | 453 |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #245 | 489 |
| 1939 | #2,736 | 10 | #239 | 486 |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 | #251 | 471 |
| 1937 | #2,101 | 15 | #235 | 503 |
| 1936 | #2,263 | 13 | #242 | 467 |
| 1935 | #2,731 | 10 | #242 | 475 |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #251 | 458 |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | #243 | 461 |
| 1932 | #3,274 | 8 | #249 | 465 |
| 1931 | #2,581 | 11 | #255 | 444 |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | #247 | 508 |
| 1929 | #2,437 | 13 | #241 | 506 |
| 1928 | #1,961 | 19 | #246 | 511 |
| 1927 | #1,885 | 21 | #250 | 518 |
| 1926 | #1,883 | 21 | #233 | 576 |
| 1925 | #2,378 | 15 | #246 | 533 |
| 1924 | #2,661 | 13 | #234 | 582 |
| 1923 | #2,169 | 17 | #217 | 595 |
| 1922 | #2,387 | 15 | #232 | 577 |
| 1921 | #2,941 | 11 | #213 | 619 |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #215 | 602 |
| 1919 | #2,156 | 16 | #206 | 604 |
| 1918 | #2,102 | 17 | #216 | 569 |
| 1917 | #2,552 | 12 | #212 | 528 |
| 1916 | #2,028 | 16 | #209 | 527 |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | #211 | 497 |
| 1914 | #2,265 | 10 | #203 | 408 |
| 1913 | #1,766 | 12 | #190 | 354 |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 | #217 | 252 |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | #179 | 173 |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 | #217 | 114 |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | #215 | 99 |
| 1908 | #1,439 | 9 | #212 | 96 |
| 1907 | — | #206 | 94 | |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | #240 | 66 |
| 1905 | #1,538 | 7 | #234 | 70 |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | #247 | 59 |
| 1903 | — | #225 | 65 | |
| 1902 | — | #213 | 70 | |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | #233 | 55 |
| 1900 | — | #224 | 79 | |
| 1899 | — | #240 | 48 | |
| 1898 | — | #234 | 55 | |
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 | #306 | 36 |
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | #240 | 57 |
| 1895 | — | #229 | 59 | |
| 1894 | — | #285 | 38 | |
| 1893 | — | #264 | 44 | |
| 1892 | — | #303 | 37 | |
| 1891 | #1,093 | 7 | #283 | 33 |
| 1890 | — | #259 | 43 | |
| 1889 | — | #294 | 33 | |
| 1888 | — | #704 | 9 | |
| 1887 | — | #752 | 7 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Grady! It came in at #752, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1887–1888, when fewer than 10 boys a year got the name.
Where Grady is popular in 2004
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Maine#127 · 1 in 561
- New Hampshire#201 · 1 in 1,128
- West Virginia#275 · 1 in 1,783
- Minnesota#285 · 1 in 1,662
- Wisconsin#286 · 1 in 1,839
Best ever in a state: #37 in Alabama, 1915.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #127 | 10 | 1 in 561 |
| New Hampshire | #201 | 5 | 1 in 1,128 |
| West Virginia | #275 | 5 | 1 in 1,783 |
| Minnesota | #285 | 18 | 1 in 1,662 |
| Wisconsin | #286 | 16 | 1 in 1,839 |
| Nebraska | #288 | 7 | 1 in 1,506 |
| Kansas | #320 | 10 | 1 in 1,657 |
| Massachusetts | #326 | 13 | 1 in 2,617 |
| Washington | #335 | 18 | 1 in 1,917 |
| Alabama | #364 | 11 | 1 in 2,139 |
| South Carolina | #364 | 10 | 1 in 2,095 |
| Oklahoma | #373 | 10 | 1 in 2,068 |
| Indiana | #383 | 15 | 1 in 2,583 |
| Oregon | #384 | 9 | 1 in 2,149 |
| Iowa | #390 | 6 | 1 in 2,697 |
| Colorado | #426 | 11 | 1 in 2,693 |
| North Carolina | #442 | 17 | 1 in 2,998 |
| Kentucky | #445 | 8 | 1 in 2,743 |
| Maryland | #450 | 9 | 1 in 3,168 |
| Tennessee | #468 | 11 | 1 in 3,265 |
| Ohio | #480 | 16 | 1 in 4,167 |
| Pennsylvania | #562 | 12 | 1 in 5,286 |
| Missouri | #566 | 7 | 1 in 4,847 |
| Louisiana | #596 | 7 | 1 in 3,640 |
| Virginia | #596 | 9 | 1 in 4,741 |
| Arizona | #635 | 7 | 1 in 5,909 |
| Michigan | #635 | 10 | 1 in 5,612 |
| Georgia | #640 | 12 | 1 in 4,861 |
| Florida | #682 | 16 | 1 in 5,976 |
| Texas | #708 | 25 | 1 in 7,165 |
| New York | #740 | 16 | 1 in 6,859 |
| Illinois | #818 | 10 | 1 in 7,834 |
| California | #913 | 21 | 1 in 12,006 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Grady
- 1 spot since 2024 (#372 → #373)
- 26 spots since 2020 (#399 → #373)
- 20 spots since 2015 (#353 → #373)
- Biggest jump: 410 spots in 1889 (#704 → #294)
- Biggest drop: 157 spots in 1991 (#773 → #930)
- Debuted 1887
- Peaked 1911 at #179 (173 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 139 yrs · run 1887–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,306 boys born in 1911 were named Grady (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,007 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
- 17.6% of all boys named Grady (9,216) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 49 | #294 (1889) | #583 |
| 1890s | 450 | #229 (1895) | #264 |
| 1900s | 753 | #206 (1907) | #225 |
| 1910s | 4,026 | #179 (1911) | #206 |
| 1920s | 5,619 | #213 (1921) | #233 |
| 1930s | 4,738 | #235 (1937) | #245 |
| 1940s | 4,568 | #245 (1940) | #291 |
| 1950s | 4,014 | #319 (1951) | #366 |
| 1960s | 2,929 | #423 (1960) | #458 |
| 1970s | 2,132 | #471 (1970) | #574 |
| 1980s | 1,477 | #708 (1982) | #741 |
| 1990s | 1,784 | #727 (1993) | #806 |
| 2000s | 5,892 | #286 (2008) | #512 |
| 2010s | 9,216 | #304 (2011) | #356 |
| 2020s | 4,827 | #372 (2024) | #395 |
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.
Grady in 2004
Top girls' names in 2004
Top boys' names in 2004
More about 2004
girls
1,836,250 girls got a published name in 2004; 1 in 306,042 of them was named Grady, which outranked 24.7% of the 18,835 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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- #12,761Zyra7
- #14,179Grady6
- #14,179Aaliha6
- #14,179Aalijah6
- #14,179Aalisha6
- #16,099Aafreen5
- #16,099Aajah5
- #16,099Aala5
Tied with 1,919 names at #14,179; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,984,979 boys got a published name in 2004; 1 in 4,682 of them was named Grady, which outranked 95.9% of the 13,228 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.