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Grady

Boy name · 3 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Grady: 3 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 3 births in 2003.

The name Grady is an Irish surname turned first name, derived from the Gaelic Ó Grádaigh, meaning “descendant of Gráda,” an epithet for someone noble or illustrious. It gained prominence through figures like Henry W. Grady, the 19th-century journalist and champion of the New South, after whom Atlanta’s Grady Memorial Hospital and Grady County, Georgia, are named. In sport, Grady Little managed the Boston Red Sox, while Grady Sizemore was a three-time MLB All-Star. Though Irish in origin, Grady has been a steady presence in Scottish name registers since the 197

Boy 1 of 52 years

Peak year
20033 babies
Latest (2003)
#4803 babies
Total births
3since 2003
5-year trend
≈ stablevs prior 5y
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2003 · 3
Births per year in Scotland. Missing years had a count of 2 or fewer (suppressed by NRS).