Grady has been given to about 53,215 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.
Grady ranks 373rd among American boys in 2025, with 860 born that year. Its best year was 2008, when 1,203 babies were given the name, ranking 286th. The typical living American called Grady is about 21 years old today. It is relatively most common in West Virginia, where it accounts for 0.13% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.