Frady
Girl name · #4481 in 2025 · Uniqueness 65/100
In 2025, 31 baby girls were named Frady, placing it at #4481 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #6977, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 58,065 girls born in 2025 was named Frady.
The 65-year story
Frady first appears in the Social Security records in 1960, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 31 babies and a rank of #4460. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Frady per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Frady in class?
Frady scores 65 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Frady is most common
State-level data for Frady is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Frady
Statistically, parents drawn to Frady tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Fraidy, Maddy, Brady, Breindy, and Dally.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Frady | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #4460 |
| 2024 | 20 | #5962 |
| 2023 | 20 | #5960 |
| 2022 | 21 | #5793 |
| 2021 | 27 | #4833 |
| 2020 | 22 | #5487 |
| 2019 | 23 | #5449 |
| 2018 | 21 | #5785 |
| 2017 | 21 | #5821 |
| 2016 | 20 | #6186 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6977 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6451 |
| 2013 | 9 | #11000 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7456 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13347 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9790 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9975 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8965 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11630 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13606 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7500 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16099 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9671 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10246 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13521 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Frady a popular girl name?
Frady ranked #4481 among girls in 2025 with 31 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6977.
When was the name Frady most popular?
Frady peaked in 2025, when 31 American girls received the name (ranked #4460 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Frady?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 58,065 newborn American girls was named Frady. It scores 65/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.