Grady

Irish
"noble, illustrious"

Grady Origin and Meaning

The name Grady is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "noble, illustrious".

Following in the footsteps of popular brother Brady, Grady is another lively, ebullient Irish surname name. The O'Gradys (originally O Gradaugh) were an ancient clan that produced an impressive number of bishops.

Perhaps the most remarkable O'Grady descendant is Muhammad Ali, whose mother's maiden name was Grady.

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Grady Sizemore was born Gradius.

# 395 in the US

Grady Rank in US Top 1000

# 539 on Nameberry

Grady Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Grady Popularity

Famous People Named Grady

  • Grady Tate
    American jazz musician
  • Grady Sizemore
    American baseball player
  • Grady Booch
    American computer engineer who invented UML
  • Grady Thomas
    American musician of band Parliament,Funkadelic
  • (Thomas) Grady Martin
    American country music guitarist
  • (William) Grady Little
    American baseball manager
  • Grady Jarrett
    American NFL football player
  • (Grady) Demond Wilson
    American actor
  • Grady Cole Young (b. 1996)
    son of singer Paul Young
  • Grady Palmer Wright (b. 2020)
    son of American soccer player Arin Gilliland Wright

Grady in Pop Culture

  • Grady Mitchell
    character on TV's "Sonny with a Chance"
  • Grady Kilgore
    character in Fannie Flagg's "Fried Green Tomatoes"
  • Delbert Grady
    character in Stephen King's "The Shining"
  • Grady Ambrose Fletcher
    character on TV's "Murder She Wrote"
  • Grady Ruewen
    character in "Keeper of the Lost Cities" by Shannon Messenger
  • Grady Tripp
    main character in book/film "Wonder Boys"