Boys' name · peaked in 1911
Grady name popularity since 1925
44,727 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Grady (1.1% girls, 98.9% boys). Half of them were born in 1987 or earlier, so the typical Grady is about 39 years old in 2026. Grady peaked in 1911 as the #180 name for boys, and it ranked #373 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 44,727
- Named Grady, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1911
- #180 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #373
- for boys in 2025 (851 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.9% boys
- 506 girls · 44,221 boys
- Most popular in
- Georgia
- 4.08× its national share
Peak year is the year Grady 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.
Grady births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 2008. Measured as a share of all babies, Grady peaked earlier, in 1911.
- Steepest fall: Between 1974 and 1979, Grady's share of baby boys fell by 48%, from 1 in 6,310 to 1 in 12,200.
- Fastest rise: Between 2003 and 2008, it became 3.2× more common, from 1 in 5,430 baby boys to 1 in 1,710.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Grady's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Grady.
Decade by decade
Babies named Grady 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 | 89 | 2,644 | – |
| 1930s | 97 | 4,738 | #243 |
| 1940s | 65 | 4,568 | #291 |
| 1950s | 46 | 4,014 | #363 |
| 1960s | 12 | 2,929 | #459 |
| 1970s | 10 | 2,132 | #561 |
| 1980s | 5 | 1,477 | #770 |
| 1990s | 6 | 1,784 | #767 |
| 2000s | 56 | 5,892 | #527 |
| 2010s | 61 | 9,216 | #353 |
| 2020–25 | 59 | 4,827 | #373 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
24.8% of babies named Grady from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Grady is most popular
The index compares Grady'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 Grady.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 4.08× | 4,617 |
| Alabama | 3.83× | 2,776 |
| South Carolina | 3.23× | 1,854 |
| North Carolina | 3.01× | 3,489 |
| Mississippi | 2.65× | 1,315 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Grady's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Grady.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Grady (1911).
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