Given name & surname · also Gaelic
Brady
“a large-chested woman”·“the son of a large-chested man”
Brady is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “a large-chested woman” (Irish) and “the son of a large-chested man” (Irish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original IrishÓ Brádaigh
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a large-chested woman” (Irish) and “the son of a large-chested man” (Irish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
How it developed
In English usage, Brady developed from Ó Brádaigh.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1883. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brady through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 98,908
- 96,770 boys · 2,138 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 5,015 babies
- 2025
- 1,123
- #321 for boys · #3,110 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −20%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,071 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 321 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 20.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 4,951 in 2007. It also appeared in 52 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (76). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 84,835 as a first name in 2020; 70,047 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Brady’s family of names
In English usage, Brady developed from the Irish form Ó Brádaigh. Brady has a related form in Bradi. Brady has a related form in Bradey.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 28
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Bradievariant
- Bradivariant
- Braedyvariant
- Braydivariant
- Braydeevariant
- Braidyvariant
- Bradeevariant
- Bradeyvariant
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- Bradyelikely variant
- Braddylikely variant
- Braddielikely variant
- Bradishvariant · English
- Braedeyvariant
- Braedeavariant
- Braedeevariant
- Braedievariant
- Braedivariant
- Braydievariant
- Braydeyvariant
- Braydyvariant
- Braydeavariant
- Braidievariant
- Braidivariant
- Braideavariant
- Braideevariant
- Braideyvariant
- Bradeavariant
- Bradeahvariant
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Brady
- Brady CorbetAmerican film director and actorborn 1988
- Brady EllisonAmerican archerborn 1988
- Brady LemanCanadian ski cross racerborn 1986
- Brady TkachukAmerican ice hockey playerborn 1999
- Brady SkjeiAmerican ice hockey playerborn 1994
- Brady HaranAustralian video journalist (1976-)
- Brady BluhmAmerican actorborn 1983
- Brady NoonAmerican actorborn 2005
- Brady HeslipCanadian basketball player (born 1990)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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