Brody
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BROH-dee
- Origin
- Scottish
- UK rank, 2025
- #105 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #236 for boys
Brody is a boys' name of Scottish origin. In 2025 it ranked 105th for boys in the UK (553 babies) and 236th for boys in the US (1,492 babies).
Where does Brody come from?
Scottish: spelling of Brodie; also an Irish surname
More on Wiktionary.
Is Brody a girl's or a boy's name?
Brody is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 553 boys in the UK and 1,492 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Brody in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 105th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 553 about 1 in 540 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.6% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 553 boys in the UK were named Brody, making it the 105th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 119th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 773 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Brody than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Brody in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,125 boys in the UK were given Brody or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #52, up from #105 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 33% of the babies named Brody in the UK in 1996, and under 1% in 2022.
Among boys in 2025, it was 106th in England and Wales, 116th in Scotland and 120th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2024 (#99).
Brody in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 553 | #105 |
| 2024 | 619 | #97 |
| 2023 | 711 | #81 |
| 2022 | 773 | #80 |
| 2021 | 746 | #87 |
| 2020 | 530 | #119 |
| 2019 | 568 | #117 |
| 2018 | 607 | #116 |
| 2017 | 450 | #149 |
| 2016 | 463 | #145 |
| 2015 | 458 | #145 |
| 2014 | 471 | #143 |
| 2013 | 406 | #159 |
| 2012 | 348 | #193 |
| 2011 | 288 | #208 |
| 2010 | 267 | #215 |
| 2009 | 193 | #259 |
| 2008 | 117 | #364 |
| 2007 | 93 | #422 |
| 2006 | 97 | #392 |
| 2005 | 70 | #460 |
| 2004 | 75 | #411 |
| 2003 | 43 | #593 |
| 2002 | 48 | #505 |
| 2001 | 28 | #707 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,113 |
| 1999 | 20 | #870 |
| 1998 | 21 | #818 |
| 1997 | 31 | #611 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,021 |
How popular is Brody in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 236th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,492 about 1 in 1,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.2% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,492 boys in the US were named Brody, making it the 236th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 178th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 6,299 boys. It first appears in the records in 1954.
2025 had fewer boys named Brody than any year since 2003.
Half of all the boys named Brody in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,739 boys in the US were given Brody or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #229, up from #236 for this spelling alone.
Brody in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,492 | #236 |
| 2024 | 1,615 | #224 |
| 2023 | 1,811 | #204 |
| 2022 | 1,791 | #207 |
| 2021 | 2,037 | #186 |
| 2020 | 2,148 | #178 |
| 2019 | 2,247 | #172 |
| 2018 | 2,483 | #157 |
| 2017 | 2,554 | #152 |
| 2016 | 3,062 | #135 |
| 2015 | 3,747 | #106 |
| 2014 | 4,327 | #93 |
| 2013 | 4,337 | #94 |
| 2012 | 4,366 | #91 |
| 2011 | 5,078 | #83 |
| 2010 | 5,056 | #83 |
| 2009 | 5,392 | #77 |
| 2008 | 6,299 | #70 |
| 2007 | 4,219 | #106 |
| 2006 | 2,819 | #148 |
| 2005 | 2,034 | #193 |
| 2004 | 1,725 | #210 |
| 2003 | 1,463 | #232 |
| 2002 | 1,083 | #279 |
| 2001 | 848 | #327 |
| 2000 | 808 | #339 |
| 1999 | 763 | #349 |
| 1998 | 751 | #350 |
| 1997 | 684 | #362 |
| 1996 | 598 | #395 |
| 1995 | 590 | #395 |
| 1994 | 456 | #472 |
| 1993 | 488 | #448 |
| 1992 | 283 | #609 |
| 1991 | 231 | #662 |
| 1990 | 164 | #789 |
| 1989 | 145 | #822 |
| 1988 | 154 | #761 |
| 1987 | 152 | #739 |
| 1986 | 173 | #688 |
| 1985 | 192 | #635 |
| 1984 | 97 | #884 |
| 1983 | 63 | #1,130 |
| 1982 | 77 | #1,031 |
| 1981 | 85 | #976 |
| 1980 | 87 | #963 |
| 1979 | 80 | #991 |
| 1978 | 55 | #1,203 |
| 1977 | 62 | #1,099 |
| 1976 | 72 | #977 |
| 1975 | 66 | #1,007 |
| 1974 | 42 | #1,311 |
| 1973 | 35 | #1,435 |
| 1972 | 48 | #1,177 |
| 1971 | 45 | #1,235 |
| 1970 | 33 | #1,461 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,594 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,672 |
| 1967 | 8 | #2,984 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,242 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,038 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,638 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,289 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,214 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 8 | #2,940 |
Names like Brody
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Rowan, Kayden, Cody, Ronan, Aiden, Logan, Finley, Kian, Kody, Rory, Lochlan
Other spellings of Brody
Names related to Brody
More Scottish names
Isla, Arabella, Cameron, Bonnie, Paisley, Carson, Maxwell, Finlay, Blair, Lennox, Skye, Knox, Dallas, Reid, Lachlan, Mackenzie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Brody: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/brody, updated 20 October 2026.