Fun Facts About the Name Brodee
- 740 babies named Brodee: U.S. records list 740 babies given the name Brodee from 1880 through 2025. Even 15 girls received the name Brodee - about 1 girl for every 48 boys.
What Does the Name Brodee Mean?
Brodee is an English spelling variant of Brody, a given name from the Scottish surname Brodie. The name is usually interpreted as 'muddy place,' from the place name Brodie in Moray, in northeastern Scotland. That place name is often connected with Scottish Gaelic brothach, a word for muddy ground or mire; the derivation is a proposed etymology rather than a securely documented translation. The -ee ending is an English spelling variation and does not point to a separate origin.
Brodee Name History & Origins
Brodee is a re-spelling of Brody, a given name generally taken from the Scottish surname Brodie. That surname identifies the Brodies of Brodie, a landed family in Moray whose historic seat was Brodie Castle near Forres; the castle's oldest surviving part is a 16th-century tower house. The Scottish surname form Brodie passed into English, where Brody became an alternative spelling and Brodee a further re-spelling with the -ee ending. The given name's history is therefore mainly the history of a Scottish place-derived surname and its English spellings, not of an older Gaelic personal name.
How Popular is the Name Brodee?
Brodee has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2010. Its best rank was #2,288 in 2010.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | #17,232 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #17,784 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #17,591 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,866 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #11,111 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #7,355 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #5,913 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #5,803 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #5,745 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #4,242 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2018 | #4,626 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2017 | #3,524 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2016 | #4,342 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2015 | #3,998 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2014 | #3,311 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2013 | #2,493 | 49 | 0.0026% |
| 2012 | #3,119 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2011 | #2,514 | 49 | 0.0026% |
| 2010 | #2,288 | 56 | 0.0029% |
| 2009 | #2,707 | 45 | 0.0023% |
| 2008 | #2,475 | 51 | 0.0025% |
| 2007 | #3,265 | 34 | 0.0016% |
| 2006 | #3,162 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 2005 | #3,250 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2004 | #4,819 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #8,784 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #3,802 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2001 | #5,717 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #5,070 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #5,069 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #6,384 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #8,872 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #5,569 | 9 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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