Brodie is a distinctive choice, ranked #3016 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Brodie in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#3016
US Rank #963
About the Name Brodie
Brodie has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 853 places in five years. It was most popular in 2002 at #367 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Brodie is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #963, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Brodie
Unlikely. With around 8 UK babies named Brodie per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Brodie in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Brodie has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 853 places in the last five years. Its peak was #367 in 2002. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Brodie is more popular in the US (#963) than in the UK (#3016). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Brodie include: Will Brodie — Will Brodie is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).; Michael Brodie — Michael Brodie is a former English professional boxer who competed from 1994 to 2009.; Brodie Grundy — Brodie Grundy is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL)..
Brodie ranks #963 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
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UK babies named Brodie (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
< 1
In a school of 600
↓ 853 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Brodie
Likely around 1 other Brodie in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Brodie
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Will Brodie is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Brodie previously played for the Gold Coast Suns and Fremantle.
Brodie Grundy is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was previously an All-Australian and best-and-fairest winner with Collingwood, having been selected with the 18th draft pick in the 2012 AFL draft, as well as a player for Melbourne.
Fawn McKay Brodie was an American biographer and one of the first female professors of history at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She is best known for Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History, a work of psychobiography, and No Man Knows My History, an early biography of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement.
Dallas Monique Brodie is a Canadian politician and lawyer who has served as the interim leader of OneBC since 2025, with a short gap in December 2025 where she was removed as leader and was then reappointed eight days later. She has served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) representing the electoral district of Vancouver-Quilchena since 2024.