Brody
Brody was the 236th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 1,492 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 70th with 6,299 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 130 places. More babies were named Brody in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin uncertain · Scottish Gaelic, Pictish
Say it BROH-dee /ˈbroʊdi/
- Rank in 2025
- #236 boys, down 58 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,492boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20086,299 babies
- Total since 1880
- 81,960babies recorded
What does the name Brody mean?
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
Brody popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 282 since 1995.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #236 | 1,492 |
| 2020 | #178 | 2,148 |
| 2010 | #83 | 5,056 |
| 2000 | #339 | 808 |
| 1990 | #795 | 164 |
| 1980 | #963 | 87 |
| 1970 | #1,466 | 33 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Brody, counting every spelling?
Brody is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #249 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #236 for Brody 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 Brody?
1,492 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Brody (0.41 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Brody 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 6 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Brody.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Brody?
About 80,600 people born in the US named Brody are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 10 and 19. That makes Brody 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.
Brody by state
How common Brody was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Montana (2.6×), Rhode Island (2.5×), South Dakota (2.4×), New Hampshire (2.4×), North Dakota (2.3×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in California, New Mexico, Texas.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Brody: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Brody, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Brody · Sibling names for Brody
Questions about the name Brody
What does Brody mean?
The origin of Brody is uncertain: Scottish place name of uncertain meaning; several Gaelic and Pictish suggestions.
How popular is the name Brody?
Brody was the 236th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 1,492 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 70th with 6,299 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 130 places. More babies were named Brody in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Brody a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Brody in the US.
Where is Brody most popular?
In 2021–2025, Brody was most common in Montana (2.67 per 1,000 boys), followed by Rhode Island and South Dakota.