Grady is an established boys' name that peaked in 2008 and remains in steady use.
Grady is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #373 among boys (851) and #10,379 among girls (9) — overall #738 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 860 | 860 | #10,379 | #373 |
| 2024 | 891 | 891 | #12,629 | #372 |
| 2023 | 818 | 818 | #8,649 | #395 |
| 2022 | 804 | 804 | #8,214 | #405 |
| 2021 | 735 | 735 | #11,471 | #426 |
| 2020 | 778 | 778 | #9,800 | #399 |
| 2019 | 757 | 757 | #10,781 | #414 |
| 2018 | 779 | 779 | #8,301 | #414 |
| 2017 | 886 | 886 | — | #375 |
| 2016 | 950 | 950 | #9,077 | #357 |
| 2015 | 958 | 958 | — | #353 |
| 2014 | 963 | 963 | #13,565 | #347 |
| 2013 | 917 | 917 | — | #349 |
| 2012 | 950 | 950 | #13,999 | #334 |
| 2011 | 1,094 | 1,094 | #17,714 | #304 |
| 2010 | 1,023 | 1,023 | #12,705 | #314 |
| 2009 | 1,155 | 1,155 | #8,192 | #289 |
| 2008 | 1,203 | 1,203 | #14,361 | #286 |
| 2007 | 952 | 952 | #14,436 | #341 |
| 2006 | 565 | 565 | #14,091 | #474 |
| 2005 | 462 | 462 | — | #527 |
| 2004 | 430 | 430 | #14,790 | #545 |
| 2003 | 364 | 364 | — | #592 |
| 2002 | 325 | 325 | — | #614 |
| 2001 | 254 | 254 | #16,204 | #710 |
| 2000 | 238 | 238 | #10,177 | #746 |
| 1999 | 206 | 206 | — | #771 |
| 1998 | 180 | 180 | — | #825 |
| 1997 | 156 | — | — | #887 |
| 1996 | 178 | — | #12,355 | #833 |
| 1995 | 196 | — | — | #767 |
| 1994 | 199 | — | — | #742 |
| 1993 | 204 | — | — | #727 |
| 1992 | 168 | — | — | #810 |
| 1991 | 130 | — | — | #931 |
| 1990 | 173 | — | — | #775 |
| 1989 | 169 | — | — | #761 |
| 1988 | 172 | — | — | #714 |
| 1987 | 168 | — | #11,933 | #716 |
| 1986 | 157 | — | — | #723 |
| 1985 | 133 | — | — | #770 |
| 1984 | 124 | — | — | #776 |
| 1983 | 121 | — | — | #797 |
| 1982 | 151 | — | — | #709 |
| 1981 | 144 | — | — | #722 |
| 1980 | 143 | — | — | #735 |
| 1979 | 141 | — | — | #730 |
| 1978 | 161 | — | — | #661 |
| 1977 | 160 | — | — | #668 |
| 1976 | 164 | — | — | #644 |
| 1975 | 208 | — | — | #561 |
| 1974 | 254 | — | #9,221 | #505 |
| 1973 | 237 | — | — | #506 |
| 1972 | 256 | — | — | #491 |
| 1971 | 264 | — | — | #501 |
| 1970 | 297 | — | #8,425 | #471 |
| 1969 | 277 | — | #6,174 | #465 |
| 1968 | 234 | — | — | #495 |
| 1967 | 233 | — | — | #491 |
| 1966 | 268 | — | — | #466 |
| 1965 | 287 | — | — | #459 |
| 1964 | 318 | — | — | #447 |
| 1963 | 285 | — | — | #468 |
| 1962 | 346 | — | #6,924 | #433 |
| 1961 | 336 | — | — | #435 |
| 1960 | 357 | — | — | #423 |
| 1959 | 369 | — | #6,595 | #416 |
| 1958 | 359 | — | #6,430 | #416 |
| 1957 | 377 | — | — | #401 |
| 1956 | 365 | — | — | #396 |
| 1955 | 411 | — | #4,520 | #363 |
| 1954 | 434 | — | #4,854 | #347 |
| 1953 | 400 | — | — | #347 |
| 1952 | 439 | — | #5,871 | #332 |
| 1951 | 481 | — | #3,581 | #319 |
| 1950 | 425 | — | #4,944 | #330 |
| 1949 | 469 | — | #2,898 | #321 |
| 1948 | 421 | — | #4,872 | #330 |
| 1947 | 495 | — | #5,617 | #313 |
| 1946 | 444 | — | #4,640 | #310 |
| 1945 | 423 | — | #4,818 | #291 |
| 1944 | 455 | — | — | #279 |
| 1943 | 480 | — | #4,385 | #283 |
| 1942 | 489 | — | #3,280 | #274 |
| 1941 | 462 | — | #3,102 | #264 |
| 1940 | 495 | — | #4,047 | #245 |
| 1939 | 496 | — | #2,791 | #239 |
| 1938 | 479 | — | #3,291 | #251 |
| 1937 | 518 | — | #2,126 | #235 |
| 1936 | 480 | — | #2,316 | #242 |
| 1935 | 485 | — | #2,812 | #243 |
| 1934 | 463 | — | #4,559 | #252 |
| 1933 | 469 | — | #3,238 | #243 |
| 1932 | 473 | — | #3,402 | #249 |
| 1931 | 455 | — | #2,646 | #255 |
| 1930 | 517 | — | #3,169 | #247 |
| 1929 | 519 | — | #2,493 | #241 |
| 1928 | 530 | — | #1,982 | #246 |
| 1927 | 539 | — | #1,909 | #250 |
| 1926 | 597 | — | #1,901 | #233 |
| 1925 | 548 | — | #2,424 | #246 |
| 1924 | 595 | — | #2,726 | #234 |
| 1923 | 612 | — | #2,211 | #217 |
| 1922 | 592 | — | #2,423 | #232 |
| 1921 | 630 | — | #3,021 | #213 |
| 1920 | 609 | — | #4,154 | #215 |
| 1919 | 620 | — | #2,186 | #206 |
| 1918 | 586 | — | #2,144 | #216 |
| 1917 | 540 | — | #2,621 | #213 |
| 1916 | 543 | — | #2,067 | #209 |
| 1915 | 508 | — | #2,601 | #211 |
| 1914 | 418 | — | #2,335 | #203 |
| 1913 | 366 | — | #1,818 | #190 |
| 1912 | 261 | — | #2,045 | #217 |
| 1911 | 178 | — | #2,635 | #180 |
| 1910 | 120 | — | #2,257 | #217 |
| 1909 | 106 | — | #1,855 | #215 |
| 1908 | 105 | — | #1,477 | #213 |
| 1907 | 94 | — | — | #206 |
| 1906 | 72 | — | #1,824 | #241 |
| 1905 | 77 | — | #1,597 | #235 |
| 1904 | 64 | — | #2,003 | #248 |
| 1903 | 65 | — | — | #225 |
| 1902 | 70 | — | — | #213 |
| 1901 | 61 | — | #1,558 | #233 |
| 1900 | 79 | — | — | #224 |
| 1899 | 48 | — | — | #240 |
| 1898 | 55 | — | — | #235 |
| 1897 | 42 | — | #1,447 | #309 |
| 1896 | 62 | — | #1,678 | #240 |
| 1895 | 59 | — | — | #229 |
| 1894 | 38 | — | — | #285 |
| 1893 | 44 | — | — | #264 |
| 1892 | 37 | — | — | #305 |
| 1891 | 40 | — | #1,139 | #287 |
| 1890 | 43 | — | — | #264 |
| 1889 | 33 | — | — | #298 |
| 1888 | 9 | — | — | #717 |
| 1887 | 7 | — | — | #782 |