boys' name ★ peaked 2008

Brodie

Meaning Scottish habitational surname of uncertain meaning Gender Boy · 4% girls Rank 2025 #1,039 Trend → Stable

Scottish habitational surname of uncertain meaning.

Rank 2025
#1,039
among boys · ↓78 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
219
named Brodie · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,019
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2008
722 babies
All-time total
11,889
#1,116 all-time among boys
First recorded
1912
in Social Security records

Brodie popularity over time

11,889 babies have been named Brodie since 1912, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 59 59 6 – #1,817
1920s – 86 86 9 +46% #2,051
1930s – 59 59 6 -31% #2,222
1940s – 78 78 8 +32% #2,141
1950s – 65 65 7 -17% #2,470
1960s – 67 67 7 +3% #2,424
1970s 13 336 349 35 +421% #1,273
1980s – 529 529 53 +52% #1,144
1990s 43 1,012 1,055 106 +99% #1,028
2000s 191 4,086 4,277 428 +305% #421
2010s 174 3,452 3,626 363 -15% #517
2020s (to 2025) 77 1,562 1,639 273 -25% #811

Where Brodie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 213 0.12 outside top 500
2027 213 0.12 outside top 500
2028 213 0.12 outside top 500
2029 213 0.12 outside top 500
2030 213 0.12 outside top 500

Where Brodie is most popular

Boys named Brodie per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.151 per 1,000. Strongest in Alabama, Oklahoma, and South Dakota.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Brodie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Alabama 37 0.338 +124%
Oklahoma 24 0.271 +80%
South Dakota 5 0.269 +78%
Pennsylvania 70 0.264 +75%
Tennessee 45 0.249 +65%
North Carolina 62 0.243 +61%
Missouri 33 0.238 +58%
Virginia 45 0.237 +57%
Arkansas 15 0.237 +57%
Indiana 34 0.212 +41%
South Carolina 20 0.194 +28%
Georgia 47 0.186 +23%
Michigan 34 0.166 +10%
Florida 76 0.161 +6%
Iowa 10 0.145 ≈ national
Colorado 18 0.139 -8%
Texas 110 0.125 -17%
Massachusetts 17 0.124 -18%
Idaho 5 0.122 -19%
New York 51 0.118 -22%
Ohio 31 0.117 -22%
Kentucky 11 0.110 -27%
Louisiana 11 0.108 -29%
Washington 17 0.104 -31%
Wisconsin 12 0.101 -33%
Arizona 16 0.098 -35%
California 88 0.096 -36%
Utah 8 0.084 -44%
Illinois 21 0.082 -46%
New Jersey 16 0.079 -47%
Oregon 6 0.079 -48%
Minnesota 7 0.057 -62%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Kansas – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Brodie

Brodie is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,039 in 2025 with 213 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1912, 11,889 American babies have been named Brodie. Its peak came in 2008, when 722 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Brodie stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Brodie?

The median living Brodie is about 16 years old; half are between 10 and 22. An estimated 11 thousand people named Brodie are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Brodie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 6 #13,502 213 #1,039
2024 10 #9,680 236 #961
2023 17 #6,721 289 #843
2022 12 #8,628 266 #888
2021 17 #6,741 299 #811
2020 15 #7,282 259 #870
2019 16 #7,083 254 #869
2018 20 #6,059 230 #925
2017 16 #7,155 267 #832
2016 18 #6,708 305 #779
2015 12 #9,052 326 #742
2014 18 #6,762 371 #682
2013 13 #8,680 336 #705
2012 18 #6,924 387 #628
2011 23 #5,766 476 #537
2010 20 #6,425 500 #517
2009 30 #4,829 554 #493
2008 29 #5,033 693 #421
2007 31 #4,708 602 #459
2006 16 #7,552 614 #444
2005 22 #5,627 407 #573
2004 25 #5,088 347 #617
2003 18 #6,357 288 #677
2002 9 #10,375 254 #703
2001 6 #13,799 167 #927
2000 5 #15,431 160 #949
1995 – – 102 #1,134
1990 – – 56 #1,517
1985 – – 64 #1,172
1980 – – 48 #1,357
1975 – – 28 #1,754
1970 – – 20 #1,997
1965 – – – –
1960 – – 8 #3,123
1955 – – 9 #2,792
1950 – – 7 #3,061
1945 – – 11 #2,141
1940 – – 7 #2,907
1935 – – 8 #2,741
1930 – – – –
1925 – – 13 #2,327
1920 – – 9 #2,988
1915 – – 10 #2,474
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Brodie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Brodie?

The median living Brodie is about 16 years old. Half of all living Brodies are between 10 and 22 years old.

How many people named Brodie are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Brodie are alive in the United States, based on 11,889 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Brodie mean?

Scottish habitational surname of uncertain meaning.

How popular is the name Brodie in 2025?

Brodie ranked #1,039 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 213 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Brodie?

11,889 babies have been named Brodie in the United States since 1912, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Brodie most popular?

Brodie peaked in 2008, when 722 newborns received the name.

Is Brodie a boy or girl name?

Brodie is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 96% of babies with the name.

Is the name Brodie rising or falling?

Brodie is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Brodie become more popular?

Brodie looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 213 boys named Brodie in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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