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Tom Brady's stardom in New England led to championships -- and 3,268 babies named Brady

TAMPA, Fla. -- The birth of one of the NFL's greatest Cinderella stories happened 20 years ago this month, when former sixth-round draft pick Tom Brady, now with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, stepped in for Drew Bledsoe and led the New England Patriots all the way to a Super Bowl XXXVI victory over the "Greatest Show on Turf" St. Louis Rams.

But then something else happened: the birth of babies in the New England region named after Brady.

From 1960 to 2001, the name Brady was not ranked among the top 100 for babies born in the state of Massachusetts, according to Social Security Administration records.