Brodee
Brodee was the 6866th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 2288th with 56 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,868 places. More babies were named Brodee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Brody) Origin uncertain · Scottish Gaelic, Pictish
- Rank in 2025
- #6,866 boys, down 1,119 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201056 babies
- Total since 1880
- 742babies recorded
What does the name Brodee mean?
Brodee is a spelling of Brody, pronounced the same way, so it shares Brody's meaning and origin.
Brody is a spelling of Brodie, a Scottish surname taken from the place Brodie in Moray, home of Brodie Castle. Wiktionary calls the meaning uncertain, probably Pictish or Gaelic, and lists suggestions such as 'ditch' or 'mire', 'muddy place' and 'level ground', or a link with the Pictish king's name Bridei; Wikipedia also gives 'ditch, mire'. An unrelated surname Bródy is found in Hungary and Poland. As a boy's name it is a recent American transfer.
Brodie (Scottish, “place in Moray”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Scottish place name of uncertain meaning; several Gaelic and Pictish suggestions.
Related names: Brodie, Brodey.
See also: Scottish names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Brody', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'Brodie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Brody (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Brodee popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 15 since 2006.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,866 | 12 |
| 2020 | #5,747 | 15 |
| 2010 | #2,288 | 56 |
| 2000 | #5,070 | 14 |
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How popular is Brodee, counting every spelling?
Brodee is a spelling of Brody, a name family that ranked #249 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,866 for Brodee on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,526 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brody | 1,492 | #236 | 8,746 |
| Brodi | 17 | #5,425 | 114 |
| Brodee | 12 | #6,866 | 61 |
| Brodey | 5 | #12,329 | 49 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Brodee?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Brodee (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Brodee born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Brodee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Brodee?
About 700 people born in the US named Brodee are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 11 and 19. That makes Brodee mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Brodee: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Brodee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Brodee
What does Brodee mean?
The origin of Brody is uncertain: Scottish place name of uncertain meaning; several Gaelic and Pictish suggestions.
How popular is the name Brodee?
Brodee was the 6866th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 2288th with 56 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,868 places. More babies were named Brodee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Brodee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Brodee in the US.