Boys' name · peaked in 2007
Brady name popularity since 1925
97,743 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Brady (2.2% girls, 97.8% boys). Half of them were born in 2005 or earlier, so the typical Brady is about 21 years old in 2026. Brady peaked in 2007 as the #93 name for boys, and it ranked #321 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 97,743
- Named Brady, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #321
- for boys in 2025 (1,071 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 97.8% boys
- 2,120 girls · 95,623 boys
- Most popular in
- North Dakota
- 3.40× its national share
Peak year is the year Brady made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Brady births per year, 1925–2025
2007 was the biggest year for Brady both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1965 and 1970, Brady became 3.6× more common, from 1 in 12,800 baby boys to 1 in 3,570.
- Steepest fall: Between 2008 and 2013, its share of baby boys fell by 48%, from 1 in 424 to 1 in 811.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Brady's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Brady.
Decade by decade
Babies named Brady in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 5 | 320 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 564 | #981 |
| 1940s | 5 | 696 | #762 |
| 1950s | 6 | 1,386 | #568 |
| 1960s | 33 | 1,675 | #629 |
| 1970s | 174 | 4,566 | #358 |
| 1980s | 339 | 7,357 | #248 |
| 1990s | 389 | 16,231 | #188 |
| 2000s | 477 | 34,304 | #110 |
| 2010s | 398 | 21,727 | #199 |
| 2020–25 | 294 | 6,797 | #321 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
51.5% of babies named Brady from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Brady is most popular
The index compares Brady's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Brady.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 3.40× | 1,005 |
| Utah | 3.10× | 2,472 |
| South Dakota | 2.46× | 736 |
| Minnesota | 2.32× | 3,964 |
| Idaho | 2.15× | 804 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Brady's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Brady.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Brady (2007).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data