Brodi
Brodi was the 5425th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 2242nd with 59 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,426 places. More babies were named Brodi in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Brody) Origin uncertain · Scottish Gaelic, Pictish
- Rank in 2025
- #5,425 boys, down 1,386 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17boys
- Girls and boys
- 12% girls, 88% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200859 babies
- Total since 1880
- 976babies recorded
What does the name Brodi mean?
Brodi 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
Brodi popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #5,425 | — | 17 |
| 2020 | — | #4,039 | — | 25 |
| 2010 | #11,428 | #2,587 | 9 | 47 |
| 2000 | — | #4,606 | — | 16 |
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How popular is Brodi, counting every spelling?
Brodi is a spelling of Brody, a name family that ranked #249 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,425 for Brodi 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 Brodi?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Brodi (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Brodi 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 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Brodi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Brodi?
About 800 people born in the US named Brodi are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 9 and 20. That makes Brodi 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.
Brodi by state
How common Brodi was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Brodi: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Brodi, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Brodi
What does Brodi mean?
The origin of Brody is uncertain: Scottish place name of uncertain meaning; several Gaelic and Pictish suggestions.
How popular is the name Brodi?
Brodi was the 5425th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 2242nd with 59 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,426 places. More babies were named Brodi in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Brodi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 12% girls, 88% boys given the name Brodi in the US.
Where is Brodi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Brodi was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 boys).