Given name & surname
Broder
Broder is a masculine given name from Danish. It is used in German.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Old Norse.
How it developed
The name draws on Old Norse bróðir, meaning “brother”.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Broder through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,282 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Broder’s family of names
Broder has an affectionate form in Brolle. Broder has a related form in Bror. Broder has a related form in Bror.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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