Brady: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “spirited; broad-chested”
- Origin
- Irish
- Say it
- BRAY-dee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (98% of all uses)
From the Irish surname Ó Brádaigh. It is often explained from bradach spirited or broad-chested, though surname etymologies vary somewhat by family line.
How popular is Brady?
Babies named Brady in 20241,140
2024 rank#309 boys
Peak year2007
Total US babies since 188097,775
Brady is fading: recent use is about 48% of its level ten years before.
Names like Brady
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Brady questions
What does the name Brady mean?
Brady means "spirited; broad-chested". It comes from Irish. From the Irish surname Ó Brádaigh. It is often explained from bradach spirited or broad-chested, though surname etymologies vary somewhat by family line.
Is Brady a boy or girl name?
Brady is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Brady?
1,140 US babies were named Brady in 2024. Its peak year was 2007.
How do you pronounce Brady?
Brady is usually pronounced BRAY-dee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.