Name Comparison

Compare two spellings across the same available national years. The comparison keeps female and male SSA categories separate.

Grady vs. Gray

YearCategoryGradyGray
2025Girls#10,107 · 9 births#5,554 · 22 births
2025Boys#373 · 851 births#1,418 · 128 births
2024Girls#12,161 · 7 births#5,148 · 25 births
2024Boys#372 · 884 births#1,344 · 142 births
2023Girls#8,486 · 12 births#4,276 · 33 births
2023Boys#395 · 806 births#1,172 · 175 births
2022Girls#8,032 · 13 births#3,703 · 41 births
2022Boys#405 · 791 births#1,209 · 164 births
2021Girls#11,146 · 8 births#3,491 · 44 births
2021Boys#424 · 727 births#1,179 · 167 births
2020Girls#9,546 · 10 births#3,841 · 37 births
2020Boys#399 · 768 births#1,237 · 151 births
2019Girls#10,473 · 9 births#4,072 · 35 births
2019Boys#414 · 748 births#1,218 · 156 births
2018Girls#8,146 · 13 births#3,789 · 39 births
2018Boys#414 · 766 births#1,244 · 148 births
2017GirlsNo record#4,147 · 35 births
2017Boys#375 · 886 births#1,256 · 145 births
2016Girls#8,875 · 12 births#3,523 · 44 births
2016Boys#357 · 938 births#1,266 · 144 births
2015GirlsNo record#3,478 · 45 births
2015Boys#353 · 958 births#1,271 · 141 births
2014Girls#13,069 · 7 births#3,369 · 47 births
2014Boys#347 · 956 births#1,348 · 127 births
2013GirlsNo record#5,143 · 26 births
2013Boys#348 · 917 births#1,387 · 121 births
2012Girls#13,483 · 7 births#7,144 · 17 births
2012Boys#334 · 943 births#1,391 · 120 births
2011Girls#16,764 · 5 births#5,935 · 22 births
2011Boys#304 · 1,089 births#1,587 · 97 births
2010Girls#12,276 · 8 births#5,602 · 24 births
2010Boys#314 · 1,015 births#1,612 · 97 births
2009Girls#8,058 · 15 births#6,544 · 20 births
2009Boys#289 · 1,140 births#1,731 · 89 births
2008Girls#13,832 · 7 births#7,408 · 17 births
2008Boys#286 · 1,196 births#1,874 · 77 births
2007Girls#13,924 · 7 births#8,520 · 14 births
2007Boys#341 · 945 births#1,795 · 81 births
2006Girls#13,606 · 7 births#9,901 · 11 births
2006Boys#474 · 558 births#1,919 · 70 births
2005GirlsNo record#9,452 · 11 births
2005Boys#527 · 462 births#2,206 · 54 births
2004Girls#14,179 · 6 birthsNo record
2004Boys#545 · 424 births#2,164 · 54 births
2003Boys#592 · 364 births#2,006 · 57 births
2002Boys#614 · 325 births#2,249 · 46 births
2001Girls#15,352 · 5 births#13,521 · 6 births
2001Boys#708 · 249 births#2,050 · 51 births

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