Given name & surname
Broderick
“from the wide ridge”
Broderick is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the wide ridge.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the wide ridge.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Broderick through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,952
- 8,952 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 253 babies
- 2025
- 51
- #2,573 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −49%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 51 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,573 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 49.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 253 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,679 as a first name in 2020; 10,078 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.
Broderick’s family of names
Broderick has a related form in Brodrick. Broderick has a related form in Broderic. Broderick has a related form in Broderig.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 15
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Broderick
- Steve HarveyAmerican television presenter, comedian, actor, and author (born 1957)
- Broderick CrawfordAmerican actor (1911–1986)
- Broderick PabilloFilipino bishopborn 1955
- Broderick JohnsonAmerican film producerborn 2000
- Broderick ThompsonCanadian skierborn 1994
- Broderick DykeAustralian tennis playerborn 1960
- B. J. StithAmerican basketball player (born 1995)
- Broderick JonesAmerican football player (born 2001)
- Broderick Smithsinger1948–2023
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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