Is Grady a boy or girl name?

Grady is primarily a boy name in U.S. records: about 1% of recorded births are female.

What is the average age of someone named Grady?

The average Grady alive today is an estimated 32 years old. People named Grady were most often born around 2008.

When was the name Grady most popular?

Grady peaked in 2008 with 1,203 recorded births in the United States.

What vibe does the name Grady have?

In one report's words: corduroy, sunburned, informal. Grady ranks #1063 among all U.S. first names since 1880.

Grady — Name Meaning, Age & Vibe | Understand Your Name

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Origin & Meaning

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Derived from the Irish surname Ó Grádaigh, rooted in the Gaelic word for noble or illustrious. It migrated across the Atlantic as a family name before drifting into the American first-name ledger in the late nineteenth century. In the United States, it long carried a quiet Southern foothold before expanding nationwide.

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Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1887–2025

SSA Data

1887 peak: 1,203 souls, A.D. 2008 2025

2025: 860 born, holding steady

Estimated Age

32 yrs

Most Gradys were born around 2008 — joined Facebook while it was still cool.

Peak Reign

2008

№286 that year

Generation

Gen Alpha, 33%

then Gen Z 28% · Boomer 15%

Rarity

Top 2000 all-time

≈53K ever born · holding steady

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Grady grew up with

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Minecraft YouTubers·the family iPad·Fortnite dances

Generation Distribution — Living Gradys

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Silent 6%Boomer 15%Gen X 10%Millennial 8%Gen Z 28%Gen Alpha 33%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data

SSA: Grady peaked in 2008.

Estimated average age: 32.

What people think

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Vintage Modern

Formal Casual

Soft Strong

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First Impressions

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The name sounds like it ought to be whittling on a front porch in 1934. In practice, the average bearer was born when smartphones were already in circulation. It carries an easy, two-syllable twang that avoids looking overly engineered. Most people assume a Grady knows how to change a tire, whether he does or not.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01

Although recorded continuously since 1887, the name reached its peak year in 2008 with roughly one thousand births.

Field Note 02

More than sixty percent of living bearers belong to Generation Z or Generation Alpha.

Field Note 03

It maintains a rare balance of sounding like an antique while maintaining an average bearer age of just thirty-two.

Notable Gradys

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Grady Martincountry and rockabilly guitarist, b. 1929

Grady Tatejazz drummer and vocalist, b. 1932

Grady Hendrixauthor and screenwriter, b. 1972

Grady SizemoreMajor League Baseball outfielder, b. 1982

Adjacent Names

Garrett · Silas · Wyatt · Otis · Brady · Rhett · Amos

Ephemera — If Grady were a…

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City

Macon, Georgia

Vehicle

1994 Ford Ranger

Object

Can of saddle soap

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