Boys' name · since 1956
Brodrick
1,794 babies named Brodrick in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,536 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,928 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,794
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,794 babies have been named Brodrick since 1956, making it today's #5928 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Brodrick recorded 1,794 times among boys since 1956, holding rank #5928 nationally today, ahead of 57% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #3,536 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,928 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,794 born since 1956
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brodrick ranks #3,536 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,928 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,794 born since 1956, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,536 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,928 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,794
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brodrick's 1,794 recorded births place it above 92.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brodrick compares
1,794 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Brodrick's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brodrick | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,794 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brodrick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brodrick's full recorded timeline at 1991, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 56 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brodrick popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Brodrick by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (430 births, 24% of the file).
1990s was Brodrick's strongest decade.
430 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Brodrick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 37
1950s
37 births
- 1960s 63
1960s
63 births
- 1970s
1970s
259 births
- 1980s
1980s
389 births
- 1990s
1990s
430 births
- 2000s
2000s
321 births
- 2010s
2010s
236 births
- 2020s 59
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 430 births (24% of all-time use).
How Brodrick 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 Brodrick's total volume
Brodrick by state
Where Brodrick concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 399 | 22.2% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 67 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 42 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 33 | 1.8% |
| #5 | California | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.3% |
399 of 1,794 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Brodrick's data
- Brodrick's decade-level peak was the 1990s (430 total births); usage has since declined to 59 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brodricks (399 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brodrick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Brodrick 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.