Brodie: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “ditch or muddy place”
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Say it
- BROH-dee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (96% of all uses)
From a Scottish surname taken from a place name in Moray; the exact derivation is uncertain, but it is often connected with Gaelic or Pictish elements for a ditch or muddy place. Also spelled Brody.
How popular is Brodie?
Babies named Brodie in 2024243
2024 rank#961 boys
Peak year2008
Total US babies since 188011,666
Brodie has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Brodie
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Brodie questions
What does the name Brodie mean?
Brodie means "ditch or muddy place". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. From a Scottish surname taken from a place name in Moray; the exact derivation is uncertain, but it is often connected with Gaelic or Pictish elements for a ditch or muddy place. Also spelled Brody.
Is Brodie a boy or girl name?
Brodie is mainly a boy's name in US records (96% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Brodie?
243 US babies were named Brodie in 2024. Its peak year was 2008.
How do you pronounce Brodie?
Brodie is usually pronounced BROH-dee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.