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Brady Say it: BRAY-dee
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Meaning From the Irish surname Mac Brádaigh 'son of Brádach', a personal name of uncertain meaning, sometimes linked to bradach 'thieving'.
Uncertain several explanations, none settled.
Rose in the US after the 1970s.
Its wave through time Most used in the 2000s
In the United States 0 1 2 3 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 2007 per 1,000 babies of that sex 92,944 babies given this name since 1883 At its height in 2007, about 1 in 419 boys 1,128 babies in 2020 The family of the name Other spellings: Bradey
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