Brody sits comfortably in the UK charts at #99 in 2024 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
📊
UK Rank 2024
#99
US Rank #224
About the Name Brody
Brody is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 5394 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #82 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It briefly reached the UK top 100, though it typically sits a little further down the charts.
Brody 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 sits at #224 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Brody
Unlikely. With around 553 UK babies named Brody per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Brody in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Brody is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 5394 places over the last five years to #99 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Brody is more popular in the UK (#99) than in the US (#224). 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.
Brody appears in the US top 500 at #224 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
553
UK babies named Brody (2024)
~0.0
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.3
In a school of 600
↑ 5394 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Brody
Likely around 1 other Brody 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 Brody
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Neville Stanley Brody is an English graphic designer, typographer and art director. He is known for his work on The Face magazine, Arena magazine, and designing record covers for artists such as Clock DVA, Cabaret Voltaire, The Bongos, 23 Skidoo and Depeche Mode.
Eugene Bloor Brody was an American psychiatrist. Brody was chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Dean for Social and Behavioral Studies at the University of Maryland.