64%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. GRAY-dee [key·IPA] Meaning & History From an Irish surname, itself derived from the byname Gráda meaning "noble, illustrious". PopularityDetails Last ranked #1000 in 1998 England and Wales Last ranked #404 in 2022 United States People think this name isRate·Details informal common wholesome strong rough strange simple Categories American Horror Story characters, blues musicians, child actors, Fargo TV series characters, isograms, Keeper of the Lost Cities characters, nobility, Suikoden characters, surnames, The Wheel of Time characters, TV show titles, y vowels