Brady: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced BRAY-dee · 2 syllables

Brady means “broad; eye”, from English.

From Old English brad (“broad”) + eage (“eye”) and brad (“broad”) + eg (“island”); or from Irish O Bradaigh.

How popular is Brady?

Brady was the #321 name in the US in 2025, given to 1,123 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 53% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

Babies named Brady in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2000).

Half of US adults named Brady are older than 27; most are between 18 and 56. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Brady have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Brady means “broad; eye”. It comes from English.

Brady is pronounced BRAY-dee.

Brady was the #321 name in the US in 2025, given to 1,123 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 53% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

Half of US adults named Brady are older than 27. Most are between 18 and 56.