Boy · Irish
Grady
Say it: GRAY-dee
Meaning
From the Irish surname Ó Grádaigh 'descendant of Grádach', a personal name usually linked to grádach 'noble, illustrious'.
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An Irish surname adopted as a given name in the American South in the late 19th century, and popular again in the 2000s.
Its wave through time
A revival, back after decades away
In the United States
- 49,107 babies given this name since 1887
- At its height in 1913, about 1 in 1,400 boys
- 777 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Gradey
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Where this comes from
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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