Brady

Irish

"broad meadow or large-chested"

Brady Origin and Meaning

The name Brady is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "broad meadow or large-chested".

The Irish name given to Miranda Hobbes's son on the dearly departed Sex and the City is a friendly and energetic choice. You well might want to make your son part of the Brady bunch.

Brady has been a well used boys' name since the turn-of-the-last-century Diamond Jim Brady days.

Brady Fuller is a young werewolf in the Twilight" series, but there were more notable Bradys bearing it as a surname, including Civil War photographer Mathew, press secretary James, and quarterback Tom--in addition of course to Mike, Carol, Greg, Marsha, and Jan et al.

Brady Rank in US Top 1000

# 323 in the US

Brady Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 715 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Brady

• 323 US 2023
• 715 Nameberry 2025
• 992 England 2023
• 92 Dogs 2021

20 Names Similar to Brady

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Famous People Named Brady

• Brady Kevin Anderson American baseball player
• Brayden Tyler "Brady" Quinn American NFL football player
• Brady Lee Ellison American Olympic archer
• (Patrick) Brady Smith American actor
• Brady Paul Poppinga American NFL football player
• Brady Goodwin Jr. aka Phanatic American rapper
• Brady Patrick Hoke American college football coach
• Brady John Haran Australian filmmaker
• (John) Brady Kiesling American diplomat
• Brady Vilcan American reality TV contestant ("The Biggest Loser")
• Brady Seals American country singer of Little Texas and Hot Apple Pie
• Brady Lange American fashion designer & contestant on "Under the Gunn"
• Braeden "Brady" Shaw (b. 1992) son of ice hockey player Brad Shaw
• Brady Sheppard (b. 1993) son of former Miss America Kellye Cash and Tom Sheppard
• Brady Glasser (b. 1997) son of actor Adam Glasser of TV's "Family Business"
• Braeden "Brady" Tkachuk (b. 1999) son of ice hockey player Keith Tkachuk
• Braydon Hart "Brady" Wilkerson (b. 2008) son of actress Melissa Joan Hart
• Brady Taylor Burch (b. 2015) son of TV journalist Wendy Burch
• Brady Ocean Terenzi (b. 2015) son of singers Marc Terenzi and Sarah Connor

The name Brady in Pop Culture

• Brady Black character on American soap "Days of Our Lives"
• Brady Lang character from the movie "Arlington Road"
• Brady Bloodworth character from the movie "Bloodworth"
• Brady Fuller character in the Twilight Saga
• Brady character from the video game "Fire Emblem: Awakening"
• Brady a character from "Pair of Kings"
• Brady Hobbes son of Miranda Hobbes and Steve Brady on TV's "Sex and the City"
• Brady family name on TV's "The Brady Bunch"