Grady

#10,107 for girls in 2025, 9 births · #373 for boys in 2025, 851 births
Given to boys 98.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
1911 · 173 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
52,474
since 1887

Grady over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Grady has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201945peak #179, 1911boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#10,1079#373851
2024#12,1617#372884
2023#8,48612#395806
2022#8,03213#405791
2021#11,1468#424727
2020#9,54610#399768
2019#10,4739#414748
2018#8,14613#414766
2017#375886
2016#8,87512#357938
2015#353958
2014#13,0697#347956
2013#348917
2012#13,4837#334943
2011#16,7645#3041,089
2010#12,2768#3141,015
2009#8,05815#2891,140
2008#13,8327#2861,196
2007#13,9247#341945
2006#13,6067#474558
2005#527462
2004#14,1796#545424
2003#592364
2002#614325
2001#15,3525#708249
2000#9,8749#744229
1999#771206
1998#823180
1997#886156
1996#11,8076#832172
1995#767196
1994#742199
1993#727204
1992#808168
1991#930130
1990#773173
1989#758169
1988#713172
1987#11,3255#715163
1986#721157
1985#768133
1984#775124
1983#795121
1982#708151
1981#721144
1980#733143
1979#729141
1978#661161
1977#668160
1976#643164
1975#561208
1974#8,7755#505249
1973#506237
1972#491256
1971#500264
1970#7,9955#471292
1969#5,9747#465270
1968#495234
1967#490233
1966#466268
1965#458287
1964#447318
1963#467285
1962#6,5785#432341
1961#435336
1960#423357
1959#6,2455#416364
1958#6,1035#416354
1957#400377
1956#395365
1955#4,3768#361403
1954#4,6557#347427
1953#346400
1952#5,5635#332434
1951#3,48210#319471
1950#4,7386#330419
1949#2,85013#320456
1948#4,6516#330415
1947#5,2955#313490
1946#4,4176#310438
1945#4,5565#291418
1944#279455
1943#4,1966#283474
1942#3,1949#273480
1941#3,0309#264453
1940#3,8636#245489
1939#2,73610#239486
1938#3,1818#251471
1937#2,10115#235503
1936#2,26313#242467
1935#2,73110#242475
1934#4,2865#251458
1933#3,1098#243461
1932#3,2748#249465
1931#2,58111#255444
1930#3,0559#247508
1929#2,43713#241506
1928#1,96119#246511
1927#1,88521#250518
1926#1,88321#233576
1925#2,37815#246533
1924#2,66113#234582
1923#2,16917#217595
1922#2,38715#232577
1921#2,94111#213619
1920#3,9577#215602
1919#2,15616#206604
1918#2,10217#216569
1917#2,55212#212528
1916#2,02816#209527
1915#2,52611#211497
1914#2,26510#203408
1913#1,76612#190354
1912#1,9819#217252
1911#2,4635#179173
1910#2,1406#217114
1909#1,7637#21599
1908#1,4399#21296
1907#20694
1906#1,7276#24066
1905#1,5387#23470
1904#1,8775#24759
1903#22565
1902#21370
1901#1,4666#23355
1900#22479
1899#24048
1898#23455
1897#1,3856#30636
1896#1,5835#24057
1895#22959
1894#28538
1893#26444
1892#30337
1891#1,0937#28333
1890#25943
1889#29433
1888#7049
1887#7527
1886
1885
1884
1883
1882
1881
1880
First appearance
1887

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 1945

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedMINew York: #604 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 22,806 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #522 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 11,033 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedMOKentucky: #324 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,938 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedWVVirginia: #337 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,150 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedKSArkansas: #177 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,173 boysARTennessee: #149 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,017 boysTNNorth Carolina: #137 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 826 boysNCSouth Carolina: #121 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 661 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #315 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,368 boysOKLouisiana: #267 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,967 boysLAMississippi: #157 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 993 boysMSAlabama: #89 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 481 boysALGeorgia: #97 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 497 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Grady, so not publishedHITexas: #273 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,790 boysTXFlorida: #219 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,678 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#89 · 1 in 481
  2. Georgia#97 · 1 in 497
  3. South Carolina#121 · 1 in 661
  4. North Carolina#137 · 1 in 826
  5. Tennessee#149 · 1 in 1,017

Best ever in a state: #37 in Alabama, 1915.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#89651 in 481
Georgia#97701 in 497
South Carolina#121351 in 661
North Carolina#137501 in 826
Tennessee#149301 in 1,017
Mississippi#157231 in 993
Arkansas#177161 in 1,173
Florida#219141 in 1,678
Louisiana#267131 in 1,967
Texas#273431 in 1,790
Oklahoma#31561 in 3,368
Kentucky#32471 in 3,938
Virginia#33771 in 4,150
California#52281 in 11,033
New York#60451 in 22,806
Alaska
Arizona
Colorado
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Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
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Nebraska
Nevada
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Ohio
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Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
24 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1887
  • Peaked 1911 at #179 (173 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 139 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 139 yrs · run 1887–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,306
  • 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%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 17.6% of all boys named Grady (9,216) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s49#294 (1889)#583
1890s450#229 (1895)#264
1900s753#206 (1907)#225
1910s4,026#179 (1911)#206
1920s5,619#213 (1921)#233
1930s4,738#235 (1937)#245
1940s4,568#245 (1940)#291
1950s4,014#319 (1951)#366
1960s2,929#423 (1960)#458
1970s2,132#471 (1970)#574
1980s1,477#708 (1982)#741
1990s1,784#727 (1993)#806
2000s5,892#286 (2008)#512
2010s9,216#304 (2011)#356
2020s4,827#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 1945

girls
#4,556
5 births · 1 in 261,418 girls
boys
#291
418 births · 1 in 3,220 boys

Top girls' names in 1945

  1. #1Mary59,278
  2. #2Linda41,465
  3. #3Barbara38,273
  4. #4Patricia35,844
  5. #5Carol30,389
  6. #6Sandra24,700
  7. #7Nancy21,456
  8. #8Sharon20,838
  9. #9Judith20,192
  10. #10Susan19,222
  11. #4,556Grady5

Top boys' names in 1945

  1. #1James74,464
  2. #2Robert69,947
  3. #3John66,117
  4. #4William50,218
  5. #5Richard46,046
  6. #6David37,110
  7. #7Charles32,469
  8. #8Thomas31,874
  9. #9Michael29,902
  10. #10Ronald23,665
  11. #291Grady418
More about 1945

girls

1,307,090 girls got a published name in 1945; 1 in 261,418 of them was named Grady, which outranked 13.1% of the 5,242 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Grady
  1. #4,025Zara6
  2. #4,025Zoanne6
  3. #4,025Zondra6
  4. #4,556Grady5
  5. #4,556Adda5
  6. #4,556Adina5
  7. #4,556Adine5

Tied with 686 names at #4,556; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1944
Risers
  1. 799Lauren#1,153#354
  2. 707Amber#1,661#954
  3. 648Laureen#1,315#667
  4. 630Deidre#1,609#979
  5. 623Candice#1,364#741
Fallers
  1. 395Bernardine#937#1,332
  2. 386Joella#988#1,374
  3. 342Venita#937#1,279
  4. 275Magdalene#867#1,142
  5. 249Alpha#964#1,213

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

boys

1,345,855 boys got a published name in 1945; 1 in 3,220 of them was named Grady, which outranked 92.3% of the 3,783 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Grady
  1. #288Darrel431
  2. #289Clark424
  3. #290Ervin419
  4. #291Grady418
  5. #292Ellis417
  6. #292Jacob417
  7. #294Elbert416
Biggest movers since 1944
Risers
  1. 527Delano#1,085#558
  2. 499Dane#1,235#736
  3. 385Eusebio#1,328#943
  4. 371Erick#1,235#864
  5. 311Gerardo#1,282#971
Fallers
  1. 479Joan#870#1,349
  2. 408Kit#841#1,249
  3. 392Llewellyn#935#1,327
  4. 361Valentine#888#1,249
  5. 321Hilario#906#1,227

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

See the top 100 for 1945