Given name & surname
Brodin
“from the castle Brodie”
Brodin is a variant of Brodie. One Scottish interpretation is “from the castle Brodie.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brodin is a variant of Brodie. One Scottish interpretation is “from the castle Brodie.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Brodin is a variant of Brodie. A possible origin is Scottish, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brodin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 132
- 132 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 15 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 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 15 in 2010. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 512 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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