Recorded 1956–2023 Boys' name Peak 1989 1,779 births

Brodrick — boys' name

1,779 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.

1950s371960s631970s2591980s3891990s4302000s3212010s2362020s44
1990s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Brodrick was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

56 babies were named Brodrick in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brodrick

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,779 babies named Brodrick between 1956 and 2023, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brodrick currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 56 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brodrick performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 430 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Brodrick shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 399 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Brodrick in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brodrick 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 1,779 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.

Brodrick at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,779

Since 1956

68 years of records

Peak year

1989

56 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1956

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2023

Brodrick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1956

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1989)
56
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
0204060 202320142005199619871978196919581956 9

Brodrick by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
430 births that decade — 24% of Brodrick's all-time total
1950s371960s631970s2591980s3891990s4302000s3212010s2362020s44

Brodrick by state

Where Brodrick concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Brodrick
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
399 22.4%
#2 Louisiana
67 3.8%
#3 Florida
42 2.4%
#4 Georgia
33 1.9%
#5 California
5 0.3%
#6 Mississippi
5 0.3%
Texas share of Brodrick's total US births 22.4%
Even split

399 of 1,779 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brodrick?
1,779 babies have been named Brodrick since 1956. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1989 with 56 births.
When was Brodrick most popular?
Brodrick was most popular in the 1990s decade with 430 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Brodrick most popular?
The top states for the name Brodrick are Texas (399 births), Louisiana (67 births), Florida (42 births).
How long has the name Brodrick been used?
Brodrick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 68 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Brodrick?
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.

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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, 1956–2023 (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.