# Brodie (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/brodie/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “ditch”, “mire”, “muddy place”, “a point”, “a spot”, “level piece of land” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɹoʊdi/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Brody, Brodi, Brodey |
| US babies named this | 11,889 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 11,391 / 498 (4% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 6,096, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Scottish habitational surname of uncertain meaning. Probably of Pictish or Gaelic origin. Some of the suggestions that have been advanced as to the meaning of the name Brodie are: * "ditch" or "mire", from the old Irish word broth; * "muddy place", from the Gaelic word brothach; * "a point", "a spot", or "level piece of land", from the Gaelic word Brodha; * or originated from the Pict name Brude, Bruid or Bridei from King Bridei of the Picts.

## What it means

Brodie is grouped under earth.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 23 | 5,766 |
| 2012 | 18 | 6,924 |
| 2013 | 13 | 8,680 |
| 2014 | 18 | 6,762 |
| 2015 | 12 | 9,052 |
| 2016 | 18 | 6,708 |
| 2017 | 16 | 7,155 |
| 2018 | 20 | 6,059 |
| 2019 | 16 | 7,083 |
| 2020 | 15 | 7,282 |
| 2021 | 17 | 6,741 |
| 2022 | 12 | 8,628 |
| 2023 | 17 | 6,721 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9,680 |
| 2025 | 6 | 13,502 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 476 | 537 |
| 2012 | 387 | 628 |
| 2013 | 336 | 705 |
| 2014 | 371 | 682 |
| 2015 | 326 | 742 |
| 2016 | 305 | 779 |
| 2017 | 267 | 832 |
| 2018 | 230 | 925 |
| 2019 | 254 | 869 |
| 2020 | 259 | 870 |
| 2021 | 299 | 811 |
| 2022 | 266 | 888 |
| 2023 | 289 | 843 |
| 2024 | 236 | 961 |
| 2025 | 213 | 1,039 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 36 | 973 |
| 2012 | 26 | 1,253 |
| 2013 | 17 | 1,707 |
| 2014 | 23 | 1,367 |
| 2015 | 24 | 1,362 |
| 2016 | 22 | 1,472 |
| 2017 | 19 | 1,628 |
| 2018 | 18 | 1,649 |
| 2019 | 14 | 1,940 |
| 2020 | 12 | 2,163 |
| 2021 | 17 | 1,692 |
| 2022 | 10 | 2,488 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2,927 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3,015 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3,333 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 145 | 310 |
| 2012 | 155 | 295 |
| 2013 | 164 | 282 |
| 2014 | 189 | 262 |
| 2015 | 179 | 277 |
| 2016 | 211 | 253 |
| 2017 | 240 | 222 |
| 2018 | 269 | 196 |
| 2019 | 272 | 191 |
| 2020 | 270 | 195 |
| 2021 | 381 | 150 |
| 2022 | 410 | 135 |
| 2023 | 371 | 143 |
| 2024 | 384 | 139 |
| 2025 | 331 | 158 |

## People named Brodie

- Brodie Chapman, Australian cyclist

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.