What does Brody mean?

Brody means "ditch, muddy place"

How do we pronounce Brody?

Brody \bro-dy, br-ody\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Brody is sometimes used as a girl name name popularity. Its pronunciation is BROW-Diy- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Brody: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Brody?

Brody is an English and Irish name of Celtic origin. From the element 'brothaigh' which means ditch, muddy place. Brothaigh (Old Irish) is an old form of Brody. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself from various place names possibly associated with ditches. The name has been well used in Scotland despite the infamy of William Brodie (1741-1788), one of Scotland's most notorious burglar; he is commonly known by his prestigious title Deacon Brodie. baby name Bro, Broddy name, Brode name variations, Brodea pronounciation, Brodee name variations, Broden meaning, name Brodey, and Brodi pronounciation are variants of Brody. nicknames for Brodie (English and Irish variant spelling) is another form of Brody. Brody is popular as a baby name for boys, and it viewed as trendy. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1980s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2008, 0.291% of baby boys were given the name Brody. It ranked at #70 then. In 2010, its usage was 0.247% and its ranking #83, and it was the most popular out of all boy names in its group. In 2010, 10 times more boys were named Brody than the subsequent ranked name, Brodie name variations. Brody has in the past century been mostly given to baby boys.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Brody:

baby name Brodee, Brodey meaning and origin, Brodi name popularity, Brodie definition (English and Irish), meaning of Baerde, name Baiyard meaning, name Barat, Bardhi name variations (Albanian), name Bardo meaning (German and Scandinavian), Bardoe definition, Bardot meaning, Bardou pronounciation, Bardy meaning, baby name Baret (English), Barett meaning and origin (English), name Barette meaning, Barit meaning and origin, name Barrat (English), meaning of Barratt (English), and baby name Barret (English).

The baby name Brody fun facts:

The name Brody in reverse order is "Ydorb".

The numerological value of the name Brody is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Brody?

Brody is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.23%
20130.23%
20120.23%
20110.27%
20100.26%
20090.27%
20080.31%
20070.20%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames