Boys' name · since 1912
Brodie
Brodie has 11,391 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,116 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,039 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,391
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
11,391 babies have been named Brodie since 1912, making it today's #1039 boys' name.
Brodie has 11,391 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1039 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #1,116 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,039 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 11,391 born since 1912
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brodie ranks #1,116 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,039 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 11,391 born since 1912, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,116 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,039 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,391
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brodie's 11,391 recorded births place it above 97.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Brodie compares
11,391 Top 8% higher than 92% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Brodie's all-time total is 31x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brodie | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,391 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 693 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brodie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brodie splits its recorded history at 1974: 95% of all births land in the more recent half, 5% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 693 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brodie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 693
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Brodie popularity over time - girls
498 total births recorded since 1974 (Brodie as girls' name)
Brodie by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (4,086 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Brodie's strongest decade.
4,086 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Brodie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 59
1910s
59 births
- 1920s 86
1920s
86 births
- 1930s 59
1930s
59 births
- 1940s 78
1940s
78 births
- 1950s 65
1950s
65 births
- 1960s 67
1960s
67 births
- 1970s 336
1970s
336 births
- 1980s 529
1980s
529 births
- 1990s 1,012
1990s
1,012 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,086 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,452 births
- 2020s 1,562
2020s
1,562 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 4,086 births (36% of all-time use).
How Brodie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Brodie's total volume
Brodie by state
Where Brodie concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 825 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 811 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 569 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 374 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 360 | 3.2% |
| #6 | New York | | 322 | 2.8% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 319 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 317 | 2.8% |
825 of 11,391 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Brodie appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brodie's data
- Brodie's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (4,086 total births) through the 2020s (1,562) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Brodies (825 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brodie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~113 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Brodie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.