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Brady
Say it: BRAY-dee
Meaning
From the Irish surname Mac Brádaigh 'son of Brádach', a personal name of uncertain meaning, sometimes linked to bradach 'thieving'.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Rose in the US after the 1970s.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2000s
In the United States
- 92,944 babies given this name since 1883
- At its height in 2007, about 1 in 419 boys
- 1,128 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Bradey
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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