Brodie is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Brodie means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Brodie across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Brodie has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Brodie is a boy name of Scottish (Gaelic) origin meaning “ditch, or muddy place”. A Scottish surname and place name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 11,889 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 5,698 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 3,906 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 339 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 226 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 216 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Brodie per year, United States (1912 to 2025). United States peaked in 2008 (722/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2022 (420/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2021 (240/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2021 (38/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2022 (27/yr).
Brodie has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2008, when it ranked #858 nationally (given to 964 babies that year).
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