Brody
Brody is a given name and a surname of Scottish origin, which may also be spelled Brodie. It may mean "ditch, mire" in Scottish Gaelic. An unrelated name Bródy is found in Hungary and Poland.
Meaning & Origin of Brody
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Brody is a given name and a surname of Scottish origin, which may also be spelled Brodie. It may mean "ditch, mire" in Scottish Gaelic. An unrelated name Bródy is found in Hungary and Poland.
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The Story of Brody
Brody first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1954, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 6,299 Brodys were born — ranking #70 that year. As of 2026, Brody ranks #236 for baby boys with 1,508 births, falling sharply (-28%). In total, more than 83K Brodys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Brody
Brody is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1954 and has accumulated 83K births in the dataset. Brody's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #70. Use the chart and map above to compare Brody's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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