Given name & surname
Brodey
“from the ditch”
Brodey is a variant of Brody. One interpretation is “from the ditch.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brodey is a variant of Brody. One interpretation is “from the ditch.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brodey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,181
- 1,181 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 113 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,329 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −34%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,329 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 33.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 113 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,056 as a first name in 2020; 104 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Brodey’s family of names
Brodey has a related form in Brody. In English usage, Brodey as a surname has a related form in Brodie.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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