Brodey
Brodey was the 12329th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1452nd with 113 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,419 places. More babies were named Brodey in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Brody) Origin uncertain · Scottish Gaelic, Pictish
- Rank in 2025
- #12,329 boys, down 1,525 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008113 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,181babies recorded
What does the name Brodey mean?
Brodey 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
Brodey popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,329 | 5 |
| 2020 | #10,804 | 6 |
| 2010 | #1,928 | 73 |
| 2000 | #2,810 | 32 |
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How popular is Brodey, counting every spelling?
Brodey is a spelling of Brody, a name family that ranked #249 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #12,329 for Brodey 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 Brodey?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Brodey (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Brodey 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Brodey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Brodey?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Brodey are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 15 and 22. That makes Brodey 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 Brodey: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Brodey, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Brodey
What does Brodey mean?
The origin of Brody is uncertain: Scottish place name of uncertain meaning; several Gaelic and Pictish suggestions.
How popular is the name Brodey?
Brodey was the 12329th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1452nd with 113 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,419 places. More babies were named Brodey in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Brodey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Brodey in the US.