Brody
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Brody
The energetic Brody is a name that claims different meanings and origins depending on whether you're looking at its Irish, Scottish, or English history -- and Eastern Europeans claim a version too. An alternate spelling is Brodie.
Brody for boys#236 US
Caitlyn Jenner named her son Brody before she fell under the sway of the Kardashian K-naming klan, and volleyball ace Gabrielle Reese used the name for her daughter. The Brody on TV's Homeland is known by his surname; his first name is Nicholas.
A recent study of names by political party affiliation found that nearly 80 percent of the voters named Brody are Republicans.
Brody for girls
This spelling is much more popular for boys, but has seen some use for girls in recent years, including volleyball player Gabrielle Reese's daughter. An alternate spelling is Brodie.
Pronounced BROE-dee.
As of October 2026, Brody ranked #236 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #70 in 2008, Nameberry popularity #302.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #93 | 4,327 | 2,252.6 |
| 2015 | #106 | 3,746 | 1,954.4 |
| 2016 | #135 | 3,062 | 1,613.5 |
| 2017 | #152 | 2,554 | 1,379.8 |
| 2018 | #157 | 2,482 | 1,366.6 |
| 2019 | #172 | 2,247 | 1,252.4 |
| 2020 | #178 | 2,147 | 1,243.9 |
| 2021 | #186 | 2,037 | 1,164.3 |
| 2022 | #207 | 1,790 | 1,025.2 |
| 2023 | #204 | 1,810 | 1,058.1 |
| 2024 | #224 | 1,608 | 933.3 |
| 2025 | #236 | 1,492 | 873.5 |
World rankings
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Famous Brodys
- (Sam) Brody JennerBoy
American television personality ("The Hills," "Keeping Up with the Kardashians")
- Brody Stevens (born Steven James Brody)Boy
American comedian
- (William) Brody EldridgeBoy
American football player
- (Ian) Brody HutzlerBoy
American actor
- Brody SmithBoy
Canadian actor
- Adrien BrodyBoy
American actor
- Brody Dalle (born Bree Joanna Alice Robinson)Boy
Australian,American female singer
- Brody Christopher Marleau (b. 2009)Boy
son of ice hockey player Patrick Marleau
- Brody MorrowBoy
son of ice hockey player Brenden Morrow; twin of sister Mallory Morrow
- Brody HoffmanBoy
son of baseball player Trevor Hoffman
- Brody Boller (b. 2013)Boy
son of former Miss USA Carrie Prejean and NFL player Kyle Boller
- Brody Ryan Tarrant (b. 2010)Boy
son of reality TV personality Brooke Smitherman,Tarrant of "16 and Pregnant"
- Brody Jo HamiltonBoy
DAUGHTER of athletes Laird Hamilton & Gabrielle Reece
Brody in pop culture
- Brody LovettBoy
character on American soap "One Life to Live"
- Brody DavisBoy
character on TV's "Roswell"
- Brody WestonBoy
character on TV's "Glee"
- Nicholas Brody (goes by Brody)Boy
character on TV's "Homeland"
- Kyle Brody (goes by Brody)Boy
character on TV's "Charmed"
- Jason BrodyBoy
main character in video game "Far Cry 3"
- Martin BrodyBoy
character in film "Jaws"
- Matt Brody (goes by Brody)Boy
character in Baywatch movie