Grady
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Grady
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.
Grady for boys#373 US
Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Grady Sizemore was born Gradius.
Grady for girls#10379 US
A name that's on the rise for boys but rarely used -- though possible -- for girls.
Pronounced GRAY-dee.
As of October 2026, Grady ranked #373 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #180 in 1911.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #347 | 956 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #353 | 958 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #357 | 938 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #375 | 886 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #414 | 766 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #414 | 748 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #399 | 768 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #426 | 727 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #406 | 789 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #395 | 804 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #370 | 882 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #373 | 851 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Grady for boys
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- Grady TateBoy
American jazz musician
- Grady SizemoreBoth
American baseball player
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American computer engineer who invented UML
- Grady ThomasBoy
American musician of band Parliament,Funkadelic
- (Thomas) Grady MartinBoy
American country music guitarist
- (William) Grady LittleBoy
American baseball manager
- Grady JarrettBoy
American NFL football player
- (Grady) Demond WilsonBoy
American actor
- Grady Cole Young (b. 1996)Boy
son of singer Paul Young
- Grady Palmer Wright (b. 2020)Boy
son of American soccer player Arin Gilliland Wright
- Grady Adele MoyerGirl
daughter of baseball player Jamie Moyer
- Grady TateGirl
American jazz drummer
- Grady MartinGirl
American country guitarist
- Grady LittleGirl
American baseball manager
Grady in pop culture
- Grady MitchellBoy
character on TV's "Sonny with a Chance"
- Grady KilgoreBoy
character in Fannie Flagg's "Fried Green Tomatoes"
- Delbert GradyBoy
character in Stephen King's "The Shining"
- Grady Ambrose FletcherBoy
character on TV's "Murder She Wrote"
- Grady RuewenBoy
character in "Keeper of the Lost Cities" by Shannon Messenger
- Grady TrippBoy
main character in book/film "Wonder Boys"