Boys' name · peaked in 2008
Brody name popularity since 1925
81,960 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Brody. Half of them were born in 2011 or earlier, so the typical Brody is about 15 years old in 2026. Brody peaked in 2008 as the #70 name for boys, and it ranked #236 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 81,960
- Named Brody, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #236
- for boys in 2025 (1,492 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 282 girls · 81,678 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.25× its national share
Peak year is the year Brody made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Brody births per year, 1925–2025
2008 was the biggest year for Brody both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2003 and 2008, Brody became 4.2× more common, from 1 in 1,350 baby boys to 1 in 324.
- Steepest fall: Between 2014 and 2019, its share of baby boys fell by 44%, from 1 in 444 to 1 in 798.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Brody's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Brody.
Decade by decade
Babies named Brody in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 27 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 39 | #3,278 |
| 1970s | 0 | 538 | #1,008 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,225 | #635 |
| 1990s | 6 | 5,008 | #395 |
| 2000s | 129 | 26,690 | #193 |
| 2010s | 123 | 37,257 | #106 |
| 2020–25 | 24 | 10,894 | #236 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
53.1% of babies named Brody from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Brody is most popular
The index compares Brody's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Brody.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.25× | 1,555 |
| North Dakota | 2.07× | 528 |
| Arizona | 2.05× | 2,156 |
| Idaho | 2.05× | 662 |
| New Hampshire | 1.97× | 503 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Brody and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Brody (this page) | 81,678 | 2008 |
| Brodie | 11,290 | 2008 |
| Brodey | 1,181 | 2008 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Brody's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Brody.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Brody (2008).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data