Recorded 2002–2013 Boys' name Peak 2006 117 births

Brode — boys' name

117 babies named Brode in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s892010s28
2000s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Brode was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

30 babies were named Brode in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brode

The Social Security Administration has registered 117 babies named Brode between 2002 and 2013, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brode currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brode performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Brode shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brode in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 117 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Brode at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

117

Since 2002

12 years of records

Peak year

2006

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

2002

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2013

Brode popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2002

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2006)
30
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
010203040 2013201120102009200820072006200520042002 12

Brode by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
89 births that decade — 76% of Brode's all-time total
2000s892010s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brode?
117 babies have been named Brode since 2002. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2006 with 30 births.
When was Brode most popular?
Brode was most popular in the 2000s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Brode been used?
Brode has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 12 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Brode?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brody, Brooks, Brock, Brodie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.