Grady Boy
How popular is Grady?
#373 boy name in 2025
851 baby boys were named Grady in the US in 2025, making it the 373rd most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
33,361living people named Grady (est.)
19median age of people named Grady
53,215babies named Grady since 1880
1 in 3,855US babies born in 2025
Grady popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #373 for boys (▼ 1 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 851 boys, 9 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-11% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #353 in 2015, #399 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2008 (1,196 boys) |
| Highest rank | #179 in 1911 |
| First recorded | 1887 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Grady is most popular
Babies named Grady per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- West Virginia: 1.5 per 1,000 (48 boys)
- Mississippi: 1.3 per 1,000 (73 boys)
- Montana: 1.2 per 1,000 (22 boys)
- Alabama: 1.2 per 1,000 (133 boys)
- South Carolina: 1.2 per 1,000 (119 boys)
Grady by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 49 | #294 |
| 1890s | 450 | #229 |
| 1900s | 753 | #206 |
| 1910s | 4,026 | #179 |
| 1920s | 5,619 | #213 |
| 1930s | 4,738 | #235 |
| 1940s | 4,568 | #245 |
| 1950s | 4,014 | #319 |
| 1960s | 2,929 | #423 |
| 1970s | 2,132 | #471 |
| 1980s | 1,477 | #708 |
| 1990s | 1,784 | #726 |
| 2000s | 5,892 | #286 |
| 2010s | 9,216 | #304 |
| 2020s | 4,827 | #372 |
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Questions
- Is Grady a boy or girl name?
- Grady is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Grady were boys.
- How popular is the name Grady?
- 851 baby boys were named Grady in the US in 2025, making it the 373rd most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
- When was Grady most popular?
- Grady peaked in 2008, when 1,196 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #179 in 1911.
- How many people are named Grady?
- 53,215 babies have been named Grady in the US since 1880. We estimate about 33,361 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Grady most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Grady was most common in West Virginia, at 1.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.