Brodie
Brodie was the 1039th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 213 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 421st with 693 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 297 places. More babies were named Brodie in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,039 boys, down 169 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 213boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008693 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,889babies recorded
Brodie popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 498 since 1974, 6 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,039 | 213 |
| 2020 | #870 | 259 |
| 2010 | #517 | 500 |
| 2000 | #949 | 160 |
| 1990 | #1,517 | 56 |
| 1980 | #1,357 | 48 |
| 1970 | #1,997 | 20 |
| 1960 | #3,123 | 8 |
| 1950 | #3,061 | 7 |
| 1940 | #2,907 | 7 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #2,988 | 9 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Brodie, counting every spelling?
Brodie has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #992 for boys in 2025, against #1,039 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Brodie?
213 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Brodie (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Brodie 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 39 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Brodie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Brodie?
About 10,900 people born in the US named Brodie are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 11 and 23. That makes Brodie 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.
Brodie by state
How common Brodie was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (2.2×), Oklahoma (1.8×), Pennsylvania (1.8×), Tennessee (1.6×), North Carolina (1.6×). In 19 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
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Questions about the name Brodie
How popular is the name Brodie?
Brodie was the 1039th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 213 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 421st with 693 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 297 places. More babies were named Brodie in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Brodie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Brodie in the US.
Where is Brodie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Brodie was most common in Alabama (0.34 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oklahoma and South Dakota.