Boy name
Brody
Brody holds the #236 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 1,492 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #178 in 2020 to #236 today. Its strongest year on record was 2008 (#70 nationally, 6,299 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1954. The name's biggest fan base is in Rhode Island (#125 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#236
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#70
in 2008 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
1,492
boys named Brody
Brody popularity, 1880–2025
Where Brody is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Rhode Island (#125), Montana (#127), New Hampshire (#145)
Uniqueness score
30/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Brody in the most recent year of SSA data.
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