Boy name
Grady
Grady holds the #373 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 851 newborn boys in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 1911 (#179 nationally, 173 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1887. The name's biggest fan base is in West Virginia (#127 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#373
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#179
in 1911 (1910s)
Babies in 2025
851
boys named Grady
Grady popularity, 1880–2025
Where Grady is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: West Virginia (#127), Maine (#151), Montana (#201)
Uniqueness score
37/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Grady in the most recent year of SSA data.