Fun Facts About the Name Gradie
- 648 babies named Gradie: U.S. records list 648 babies given the name Gradie from 1880 through 2025. Even 222 girls received the name Gradie - about 1 girl for every 2 boys.
What Does the Name Gradie Mean?
Gradie is a rare given name, best explained as an affectionate diminutive of Grady, formed with the -ie ending that English uses for familiar forms of names. Grady is an English rendering of the Irish surname Ó Grádaigh, which comes from the personal name Grádach, built on the Irish word gráda, usually translated as "illustrious" or "noble." A suggested connection to the Irish grádh, "love," is sometimes repeated, but it is offered less often and is not firmly established. Because Gradie is a derived form rather than an independent coinage, its literal sense matches that of its root name.
Gradie Name History & Origins
Gradie belongs to a large family of English and American names made by adding the diminutive -ie to an existing name, in the manner of Charlie from Charles or Nellie from Ellen. It appears in American records from the 19th century onward and has been used for both boys and girls, though it has never been common. Its source name, Grady, came into English use through the Irish surname Ó Grádaigh, and surnames of this kind became fashionable as given names in the United States during the 19th century, partly through the practice of giving a child a family surname to honor a relative. The spelling Gradie reflects the informal, spoken form of the name rather than a separate linguistic origin.
How Popular is the Name Gradie?
Gradie has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1917. Its best rank was #1,370 in 1902.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,352 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #11,541 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #14,165 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #17,390 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #17,487 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #5,537 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1944 | #3,842 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1936 | #3,509 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1935 | #4,482 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #4,479 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1931 | #4,067 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1928 | #5,007 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1925 | #4,641 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #5,398 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1923 | #3,220 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1922 | #4,192 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1921 | #4,194 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1920 | #3,199 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1919 | #2,715 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1918 | #4,038 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1917 | #2,966 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1916 | #2,918 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1915 | #2,455 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1914 | #3,354 | 6 | 0.0008% |
| 1912 | #2,768 | 6 | 0.0011% |
| 1911 | #2,055 | 7 | 0.0017% |
| 1905 | #1,785 | 6 | 0.0021% |
| 1903 | #1,912 | 5 | 0.0019% |
| 1902 | #1,370 | 8 | 0.0030% |
| 1900 | #2,047 | 5 | 0.0017% |
| 1899 | #1,701 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| 1898 | #1,426 | 7 | 0.0027% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | #11,543 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #5,921 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #4,160 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1954 | #4,037 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1953 | #3,575 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #3,152 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1947 | #3,950 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #3,712 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1944 | #3,613 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #3,351 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #2,984 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1940 | #2,560 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1938 | #2,025 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1937 | #2,568 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1936 | #2,517 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1935 | #3,083 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1934 | #2,171 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1933 | #2,617 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1932 | #3,982 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1931 | #2,546 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1930 | #3,757 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1929 | #2,038 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1928 | #2,566 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1927 | #1,832 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1926 | #2,241 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1925 | #2,357 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1924 | #1,924 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1923 | #2,506 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1922 | #2,281 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1921 | #2,192 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1920 | #2,078 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1919 | #2,095 | 15 | 0.0015% |
| 1918 | #1,736 | 20 | 0.0020% |
| 1917 | #1,553 | 22 | 0.0024% |
| 1916 | #3,026 | 8 | 0.0009% |
| 1915 | #2,104 | 13 | 0.0015% |
| 1914 | #1,639 | 15 | 0.0023% |
| 1913 | #1,727 | 11 | 0.0021% |
| 1912 | #1,568 | 11 | 0.0026% |
| 1911 | #1,447 | 7 | 0.0031% |
| 1910 | #1,486 | 6 | 0.0031% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Gradie Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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