Grady: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, and More

Fact: Grady was the name of the previous caretaker in Stephen King’s “The Shining,” adding a spooky association to the name in pop culture

Grady Overview

Meaning

Noble, illustrious, renowned

Gender

Boy, Gender-neutral

Origin

Irish

Etymology

Derived from the Irish Gaelic word “gráda.”

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/ˈgreɪdi/

Popularity

Grady is particularly popular in the United States and Ireland. In the USA, Grady ranked 395th for boys in 2023

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

5 letters

Numerology

1 (Pioneering, Independent, Leading)

Name Styles

Traditional, Cool, Uncommon

Associated Traits

Noble, dependable, friendly, ambitious

Name Day

February 18th (Hungary)

Grady Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Gradea, Gradee, Gradey, Gradi, Graidy, Graydee, Graidi

Common Nicknames

Gray, G-Man, Gee, Dee

Diminutives

Grad, Gradie, Gaddy

Famous People

Grady Booch
(American Software Engineer)
Grady Sizemore
(American Baseball Player)
Grady Stiles Jr.
(American Circus Performer)
Grady Nutt
(American Comedian)
Grady Tate
(American Jazz Drummer)
Grady Sutton
(American Actor)
Grady Hatton
(American Baseball Player)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

Grady
("The Shining," Film)
Grady Tripp
("Wonder Boys," Film)
Grady Fuson
("Moneyball," Film)

Places

Grady County
(Oklahoma, USA)
Grady County
(Georgia, USA)

What Is the Meaning of Grady?

Grady means “noble,” “illustrious,” or “renowned” and conveys a sense of honor and distinction. Those named Grady often display qualities of leadership and kindness.

What Is the Origin of The Name Grady?

The name Grady originates from Ireland, derived from the Gaelic word “gráda.” It has a long history in Irish culture as both a surname and a given name.

Grady Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Grady in the U.S. over the Years

United States	#4262021	#4062022	#3952023
Top 3 Rankings	#1791911	#1901913	#2031914

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Grady

Year	Name Ranking	Number of Births	Birth Rate (%)
2023	395 (+11 from 2022)	800 (+12 from 2022)	0.04369
2022	406 (+20 from 2021)	788 (+63 from 2021)	0.04207
2021	426 (-27 from 2020)	725 (-43 from 2020)	0.03870
2020	399 (+15 from 2019)	768 (+20 from 2019)	0.04152
2019	414 No change from 2018	748 (-18 from 2018)	0.03892
2018	414 (-39 from 2017)	766 (-120 from 2017)	0.03941
2017	375 (-18 from 2016)	886 (-52 from 2016)	0.04477
2016	357 (-4 from 2015)	938 (-20 from 2015)	0.04631
2015	353 (-6 from 2014)	958 (+2 from 2014)	0.04686
2014	347 (+1 from 2013)	956 (+39 from 2013)	0.04665
2013	348 (-14 from 2012)	917 (-26 from 2012)	0.04538
2012	334 (-30 from 2011)	943 (-146 from 2011)	0.04647
2011	304 (+10 from 2010)	1089 (+74 from 2010)	0.05361
2010	314 (-25 from 2009)	1015 (-125 from 2009)	0.04941
2009	289 (-3 from 2008)	1140 (-56 from 2008)	0.05375
2008	286 (+55 from 2007)	1196 (+251 from 2007)	0.05485
2007	341 (+133 from 2006)	945 (+387 from 2006)	0.04266
2006	474 (+53 from 2005)	558 (+96 from 2005)	0.02545
2005	527 (+18 from 2004)	462 (+38 from 2004)	0.02172
2004	545 (+47 from 2003)	424 (+60 from 2003)	0.02006
2003	592 (+22 from 2002)	364 (+39 from 2002)	0.01732
2002	614 (+94 from 2001)	325 (+76 from 2001)	0.01573
2001	708 (+36 from 2000)	249 (+20 from 2000)	0.01204
2000	744 (+27 from 1999)	229 (+23 from 1999)	0.01097
1999	771 (+52 from 1998)	206 (+26 from 1998)	0.01010
1998	823 (+63 from 1997)	180 (+24 from 1997)	0.00888
1997	886 (-54 from 1996)	156 (-16 from 1996)	0.00781
1996	832 (-65 from 1995)	172 (-24 from 1995)	0.00858
1995	767 (-25 from 1994)	196 (-3 from 1994)	0.00974
1994	742 (-17 from 1993)	199 (-6 from 1993)	0.00976
1993	725 (+83 from 1992)	205 (+37 from 1992)	0.00992
1992	808 (+122 from 1991)	168 (+38 from 1991)	0.00800
1991	930 (-157 from 1990)	130 (-43 from 1990)	0.00613
1990	773 (-15 from 1989)	173 (+4 from 1989)	0.00804
1989	758 (-45 from 1988)	169 (-3 from 1988)	0.00806
1988	713 (+2 from 1987)	172 (+9 from 1987)	0.00859
1987	715 (+5 from 1986)	163 (+6 from 1986)	0.00836
1986	720 (+48 from 1985)	157 (+24 from 1985)	0.00817
1985	768 (+7 from 1984)	133 (+9 from 1984)	0.00691
1984	775 (+19 from 1983)	124 (+3 from 1983)	0.00661
1983	794 (-86 from 1982)	121 (-30 from 1982)	0.00649
1982	708 (+14 from 1981)	151 (+7 from 1981)	0.00800
1981	722 (+11 from 1980)	144 (+1 from 1980)	0.00773
1980	733 (-4 from 1979)	143 (+2 from 1979)	0.00771
1979	729 (-68 from 1978)	141 (-20 from 1978)	0.00787
1978	661 (+7 from 1977)	161 (+1 from 1977)	0.00942
1977	668 (-25 from 1976)	160 (-4 from 1976)	0.00936
1976	643 (-82 from 1975)	164 (-44 from 1975)	0.01005
1975	561 (-58 from 1974)	208 (-42 from 1974)	0.01282
1974	503 (+3 from 1973)	250 (+12 from 1973)	0.01534
1973	506 (-17 from 1972)	238 (-19 from 1972)	0.01475
1972	489 (+11 from 1971)	257 (-7 from 1971)	0.01535
1971	500 (-29 from 1970)	264 (-28 from 1970)	0.01452
1970	471 (-6 from 1969)	292 (+22 from 1969)	0.01533
1969	465 (+30 from 1968)	270 (+36 from 1968)	0.01476
1968	495 (-5 from 1967)	234 (+1 from 1967)	0.01318
1967	490 (-24 from 1966)	233 (-35 from 1966)	0.01309
1966	466 (-8 from 1965)	268 (-19 from 1965)	0.01474
1965	458 (-11 from 1964)	287 (-31 from 1964)	0.01515
1964	447 (+19 from 1963)	318 (+33 from 1963)	0.01569
1963	466 (-34 from 1962)	285 (-56 from 1962)	0.01380
1962	432 (+3 from 1961)	341 (+6 from 1961)	0.01623
1961	435 (-15 from 1960)	335 (-23 from 1960)	0.01553
1960	420 (-4 from 1959)	358 (-5 from 1959)	0.01653
1959	416 No change from 1958	363 (+8 from 1958)	0.01676
1958	416 (-16 from 1957)	355 (-22 from 1957)	0.01647
1957	400 (-3 from 1956)	377 (+13 from 1956)	0.01722
1956	397 (-37 from 1955)	364 (-40 from 1955)	0.01696
1955	360 (-13 from 1954)	404 (-23 from 1954)	0.01933
1954	347 (-1 from 1953)	427 (+27 from 1953)	0.02064
1953	346 (-14 from 1952)	400 (-34 from 1952)	0.01998
1952	332 (-13 from 1951)	434 (-37 from 1951)	0.02199
1951	319 (+11 from 1950)	471 (+52 from 1950)	0.02464
1950	330 (-10 from 1949)	419 (-37 from 1949)	0.02304
1949	320 (+10 from 1948)	456 (+41 from 1948)	0.02531
1948	330 (-18 from 1947)	415 (-75 from 1947)	0.02328
1947	312 (-2 from 1946)	490 (+53 from 1946)	0.02638
1946	310 (-20 from 1945)	437 (+18 from 1945)	0.02648
1945	290 (-11 from 1944)	419 (-36 from 1944)	0.03055
1944	279 (+4 from 1943)	455 (-19 from 1943)	0.03275
1943	283 (-10 from 1942)	474 (-6 from 1942)	0.03259
1942	273 (-9 from 1941)	480 (+27 from 1941)	0.03408
1941	264 (-19 from 1940)	453 (-36 from 1940)	0.03610
1940	245 (-6 from 1939)	489 (+3 from 1939)	0.04123
1939	239 (+12 from 1938)	486 (+15 from 1938)	0.04288
1938	251 (-16 from 1937)	471 (-32 from 1937)	0.04144
1937	235 (+7 from 1936)	503 (+36 from 1936)	0.04599
1936	242 No change from 1935	467 (-8 from 1935)	0.04388
1935	242 (+9 from 1934)	475 (+17 from 1934)	0.04441
1934	251 (-8 from 1933)	458 (-3 from 1933)	0.04313
1933	243 (+6 from 1932)	461 (-4 from 1932)	0.04519
1932	249 (+6 from 1931)	465 (+21 from 1931)	0.04328
1931	255 (-8 from 1930)	444 (-64 from 1930)	0.04150
1930	247 (-4 from 1929)	508 (+3 from 1929)	0.04498
1929	243 (+3 from 1928)	505 (-7 from 1928)	0.04559
1928	246 (+4 from 1927)	512 (-6 from 1927)	0.04487
1927	250 (-17 from 1926)	518 (-58 from 1926)	0.04458
1926	233 (+13 from 1925)	576 (+43 from 1925)	0.05029
1925	246 (-12 from 1924)	533 (-49 from 1924)	0.04629
1924	234 (-17 from 1923)	582 (-13 from 1923)	0.04978
1923	217 (+15 from 1922)	595 (+18 from 1922)	0.05255
1922	232 (-19 from 1921)	577 (-42 from 1921)	0.05128
1921	213 (+2 from 1920)	619 (+17 from 1920)	0.05440
1920	215 (-9 from 1919)	602 (-2 from 1919)	0.05469
1919	206 (+10 from 1918)	604 (+35 from 1918)	0.05949
1918	216 (-4 from 1917)	569 (+41 from 1917)	0.05426
1917	212 (-3 from 1916)	528 (+1 from 1916)	0.05504
1916	209 (+2 from 1915)	527 (+30 from 1915)	0.05708
1915	211 (-8 from 1914)	497 (+89 from 1914)	0.05642
1914	203 (-13 from 1913)	408 (+54 from 1913)	0.05971
1913	190 (+27 from 1912)	354 (+102 from 1912)	0.06601
1912	217 (-38 from 1911)	252 (+79 from 1911)	0.05582
1911	179 (+38 from 1910)	173 (+59 from 1910)	0.07167
1910	217 (-2 from 1909)	114 (+15 from 1909)	0.05467
1909	215 (-3 from 1908)	99 (+3 from 1908)	0.05598
1908	212 (-6 from 1907)	96 (+2 from 1907)	0.05770
1907	206 (+34 from 1906)	94 (+28 from 1906)	0.05927
1906	240 (-6 from 1905)	66 (-4 from 1905)	0.04581
1905	234 (+13 from 1904)	70 (+11 from 1904)	0.04887
1904	247 (-22 from 1903)	59 (-6 from 1903)	0.04260
1903	225 (-12 from 1902)	65 (-5 from 1902)	0.05026
1902	213 (+20 from 1901)	70 (+15 from 1901)	0.05273
1901	233 (-9 from 1900)	55 (-24 from 1900)	0.04758
1900	224 (+16 from 1899)	79 (+31 from 1899)	0.04873
1899	240 (-6 from 1898)	48 (-7 from 1898)	0.04167
1898	234 (+72 from 1897)	55 (+19 from 1897)	0.04164
1897	306 (-66 from 1896)	36 (-21 from 1896)	0.02952
1896	240 (-11 from 1895)	57 (-2 from 1895)	0.04416
1895	229 (+56 from 1894)	59 (+21 from 1894)	0.04659
1894	285 (-21 from 1893)	38 (-6 from 1893)	0.03043
1893	264 (+39 from 1892)	44 (+7 from 1892)	0.03635
1892	303 (-20 from 1891)	37 (+4 from 1891)	0.02815
1891	283 (-24 from 1890)	33 (-10 from 1890)	0.03020
1890	259 (+35 from 1889)	43 (+10 from 1889)	0.03592
1889	294 (+410 from 1888)	33 (+24 from 1888)	0.02772
1888	704 (+48 from 1887)	9 (+2 from 1887)	0.00693
1887	752 First SSA data recorded	7 First SSA data recorded	0.00640
1886	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1885	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1884	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1883	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1882	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1881	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1880	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Grady

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Georgia (GA)

#3432021

#3042022

#3602023

Texas (TX)

#7252021

#5852022

#6272023

North Carolina (NC)

#2922021

#3382022

#2982023

Alabama (AL)

#2702021

#2122022

#1862023

Tennessee (TN)

#3332021

#2832022

#3782023

South Carolina (SC)

#1702021

#2952022

#2392023

Florida (FL)

#3772021

#4182022

#4762023

Mississippi (MS)

#2062021

#1922022

#1942023

California (CA)

#9872021

#8392022

#7152023

Ohio (OH)

#2652021

#2542022

#2222023

Arkansas (AR)

#3792021

#3072022

#2292023

Oklahoma (OK)

#3172021

#3582022

#2792023

Louisiana (LA)

#7402021

#4272022

#6682023

Virginia (VA)

#3032021

#3662022

#3672023

New York (NY)

#7102021

#7242022

#6372023

Michigan (MI)

#3662021

#4612022

#4542023

Pennsylvania (PA)

#3922021

#3502022

#3462023

Illinois (IL)

#4512021

#5272022

#4712023

Minnesota (MN)

#4092021

#2432022

#2642023

Missouri (MO)

#5162021

#2932022

#2652023

Washington (WA)

#4742021

#4562022

#4252023

Indiana (IN)

#3962021

#2632022

#4632023

Kentucky (KY)

#3182021

#2702022

#3302023

Wisconsin (WI)

#3062021

#3052022

#3732023

Massachusetts (MA)

#5102021

#3922022

#3112023

Kansas (KS)

#2262021

#1892022

#4352023

Colorado (CO)

#4192021

#4922022

#4352023

Iowa (IA)

#4322021

#4892022

#3922023

Maryland (MD)

#4662021

#3122022

#4572023

Arizona (AZ)

#6552021

#5382022

#4302023

Utah (UT)

#3232021

#7052022

#3912023

Oregon (OR)

#4462020

#6412021

#6272023

Nebraska (NE)

#3522021

#2612022

#2382023

New Jersey (NJ)

#7102021

#5872022

#7172023

West Virginia (WV)

#3602021

#2312022

#1552023

Connecticut (CT)

#3612021

#5322022

#3992023

North Dakota (ND)

#2142019

#1112020

#1912023

Maine (ME)

#2412019

#2442020

#1402022

Idaho (ID)

#3622020

#3742021

#3202023

South Dakota (SD)

#2562017

#2542018

#1572021

Montana (MT)

#1512019

#2492021

#2042023

New Hampshire (NH)

#1472015

#2532022

#1422023

Nevada (NV)

#5032011

#4802016

#5292017

Wyoming (WY)

#1302013

#772015

#1022018

New Mexico (NM)

#3862008

#3272015

#3892018

Vermont (VT)

#852007

#1042009

#992011

Delaware (DE)

#2022009

#2252021

#1942023

Rhode Island (RI)

#2032010

#2072013

#2252023

District of Columbia (DC)

#2501954

#2322011

Alaska (AK)

#2002005

#2312013

Popularity Rankings for Grady in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Canada

Canada

#5112021

#6792022

#4002023

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland

#4802003

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales

#9761996

#10001998

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Grady a Name for Boys or Girls?

Primarily, Grady is a name given to boys, but in recent years, it has also been used as a gender-neutral or unisex name.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Grady

Gradea
Gradee
Gradey
Gradi
Graidy
Graydee
Graidi

Gray
G-Man
Gee
Dee

Grad
Gradie
Gaddy

Grady in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

Grady Booch (Software Engineer, born 1955): An influential American software engineer who co-developed the Unified Modeling Language.
Grady Sizemore (Baseball Player, born 1982): An American former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Cleveland Indians.
Grady Stiles Jr. (Circus Performer, 1937-1992): An American circus performer also known as the "Lobster Boy" due to his ectrodactyly.
Grady Nutt (Comedian, 1934-1982): An American Southern Baptist minister and comedian who appeared on the television show "Hee Haw."
Grady Tate (Jazz Drummer, 1932-2017): An American jazz and soul-jazz drummer and vocalist.
Grady Sutton (Actor, 1906-1995): An American character actor who appeared in over 200 films.
Grady Hatton (Baseball Player, 1922-2013): An American Major League Baseball player and manager.

Grady ("The Shining," 1980 Film): The ghostly caretaker who warns Jack Torrance about the dangers of the Overlook Hotel.
Grady Tripp ("Wonder Boys," 2000 Film): A university professor and writer struggling with writer's block and personal issues.
Grady Fuson ("Moneyball," 2011 Film): A baseball scout who clashes with the Oakland Athletics' new management style.

Grady County (Oklahoma, USA): A county in central Oklahoma, home to the historic city of Chickasha.
Grady County (Georgia, USA): Located in southwest Georgia, this county has Cairo as its county seat.

Sibling Names for Grady

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