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Brody

From a Scottish surname that was originally derived from a place in Moray, Scotland.

Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2025)#236

Meaning and history

From a Scottish surname originally derived from a place in Moray, Scotland, Brody probably means “ditch” or “mire” in Gaelic.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 2,819 births, rank #148
2007: 4,219 births, rank #106
2008: 6,299 births, rank #70
2009: 5,392 births, rank #77
2010: 5,056 births, rank #83
20112011: 5,078 births, rank #83
2012: 4,366 births, rank #91
2013: 4,337 births, rank #94
2014: 4,327 births, rank #93
2015: 3,747 births, rank #106
20162016: 3,062 births, rank #135
2017: 2,554 births, rank #152
2018: 2,483 births, rank #157
2019: 2,247 births, rank #172
2020: 2,148 births, rank #178
20212021: 2,037 births, rank #186
2022: 1,791 births, rank #207
2023: 1,811 births, rank #204
2024: 1,615 births, rank #224
20252025: 1,492 births, rank #236

Brody moved from #224 to #236 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2008, with 6,299 births.