How Many People Are Named Brady?
people named Brady are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,646 people in the US has this name
Based on 98,908 babies named Brady in Social Security records from 1883 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
5,015 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Brádaigh meaning "descendant of BRÁDACH".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Brady, 2.2% were girls and 97.8% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1900s: 3.9% of the babies were girls then and 4.1% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Brady alive today is about 23 years old, and 76% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 29 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Brady first appears in the records in 1883 and was given most often in 2007, to 5,015 babies. In 2025, 1,123 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1883 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Brady never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #93, in 2007, and it was in the top 100 for 2 years, 2007 to 2008. In 2025 it ranked #321.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #321 |
| Best rank | #93 (2007) |
| Years in the top 100 | 2 (2007 to 2008) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #119 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Brady alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Brady were born in Texas than in any other state: about 6,579 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Brady was given 4.7 times as often in North Dakota, 3.1 times in South Dakota and 2.6 times in Maine.
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