Boys' name · since 1887
Grady
Grady has 52,474 recorded births since 1887 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #493 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #373 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 52,474
- born since 1887
- 2010s
- peak decade
Grady currently ranks #373 among boys' names in America, with 52,474 babies recorded since 1887.
Social Security Administration records show Grady recorded 52,474 times among boys since 1887, holding rank #373 nationally today, ahead of 97% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 2025.
- #493 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #373 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 52,474 born since 1887
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Grady ranks #493 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #373 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 52,474 born since 1887, peaking in the 2010s.
- #493 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #373 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 52,474
- born since 1887
- 2010s
- peak decade
Grady's 52,474 recorded births place it above 98.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Grady compares
52,474 Top 4% higher than 96% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Grady's all-time total is 142x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Grady | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 52,474 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,196 | 34 | 22,252 |
Grady's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Grady's SSA record in two at 1956 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1887, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 1,196, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Grady popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 1,196
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Grady popularity over time - girls
741 total births recorded since 1891 (Grady as girls' name)
Grady by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (9,216 births, 18% of the file).
2010s was Grady's strongest decade.
9,216 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Grady births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 49
1880s
49 births
- 1890s 450
1890s
450 births
- 1900s 753
1900s
753 births
- 1910s
1910s
4,026 births
- 1920s
1920s
5,619 births
- 1930s
1930s
4,738 births
- 1940s
1940s
4,568 births
- 1950s
1950s
4,014 births
- 1960s 2,929
1960s
2,929 births
- 1970s 2,132
1970s
2,132 births
- 1980s 1,477
1980s
1,477 births
- 1990s 1,784
1990s
1,784 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,892 births
- 2010s
2010s
9,216 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,827 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 9,216 births (18% of all-time use).
How Grady compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Grady's total volume
Grady by state
Where Grady concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 6,042 | 11.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 4,690 | 8.9% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 4,421 | 8.4% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 3,868 | 7.4% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 2,501 | 4.8% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 2,299 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 2,089 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 1,781 | 3.4% |
6,042 of 52,474 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Grady appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Grady's data
- Grady's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (9,216 total births) through the 2020s (4,827) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Gradys (6,042 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Grady: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~138 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1887–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Grady draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.