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 [ 2 syll. bra-dy, br-ady ] The boy name Brady is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is BREYDiy KEY. Brady is used chiefly in the English and Irish languages, and it is derived from Celtic and Old English origins. From Celtic and Old English roots, its meaning is descendant of Brádach, large-chested. The first name is from the Gaelic surname 'O Brádaigh' meaning 'descendant of Brádach'. Brádach is an Old Irish nickname probably derived as a short form of Brághadach meaning 'large-chested', and ultimately from the element 'brágha' (chest, throat). The popularity of the first name has been boosted by the successful US television comedy series The Brady Bunch (1969-1974) based around a large blended family bearing the surname Brady. Brad (English), Bradey (English), Bradi (English), Bradie (English), and Braedy (English) are variants of Brady. In addition, Brady is a variant of the name Bradley (English). Brady is also a pet form of the name Braden (English and Irish) in the English language. Brady is a popular baby name for boys, and it is also considered trendy. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1930s. Its usage peaked modestly in 2007 with 0.225% of baby boys being given the name Brady. It ranked at #93 then. In 2008, its usage was 0.223% and its ranking #94, and it was the most popular among all boy names in its group. In 2008, 92% more boys were named Brady than the next most popular name, Braden (English and Irish). In the past century Brady has mostly been a boy name. Baby names that sound like Brady include Bradie (English), Bardhi (Albanian), Bardo (Scandinavian), Barrat (English), Barratt (English), Barret (English), Barrett (English), Barrette (English), Barta (Hungarian), Bartho (Dutch and English), Barto (Czech), Bartó (Hungarian), Barty (English), Berdy (Russian and Slavic), Berti (Czech, Hungarian, and German), Bertie (English), Berto (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Berty (Czech and English), Bharat (Indian), and Borut (Slavic). KEY: Pronunciation for Brady: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
