A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Brody
athletic · sunburned · scuffed
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenBorrowed from a Scottish and Irish surname associated with Clan Brodie in Moray, likely derived from a Gaelic word meaning ditch or muddy place. It surfaced in American birth ledgers in 1954 and gained momentum decades later during the late-twentieth-century surge in Celtic surname adoptions.
Also answers toBrode, Brodie
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1954–2025
SSA Data 1954 peak: 6,319 souls, A.D. 2008 2025
2025: 1,492 born, falling ↘
Estimated Age
15 yrs
Most Brodys were born around 2008 — learned to read on a touchscreen.
Peak Reign
2008
№70 that year
Generation
Gen Z, 53%
then Gen Alpha 41% · Millennial 5%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈82K ever born · now falling
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Brody grew up with
SSA Datathe family iPad·slime tutorials·Fortnite dances
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Brody peaked in 2008.
Estimated average age: 15.
What people think
Opinion LedgerAwaiting human data — cast the first votes.
Brody sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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In your mind, Brody sounds more like a —
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Public Opinion Ledger
Ledger Opens Soon
The public has not yet weighed in on Brody. Early ballots carry the most weight.
* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name reads as an energetic twenty-first-century boy with grass stains on his knee pads. It belongs squarely to the era of energy drinks and suburban cul-de-sacs. The average bearer is fifteen years old and has never seen a paper map folded in person.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
Over half of all living bearers belong to Generation Z, with another forty-one percent in Generation Alpha.
Field Note 02
The name hit its high-water mark in 2008, when about six thousand American newborns received it in a single year.
Field Note 03
Only five percent of the total population with this name is old enough to remember the sound of dial-up internet.
Notable Brodys
AI-WrittenBrody Jennertelevision personality, b. 1983
Brody MaloneOlympic gymnast, b. 2000
Ephemera — If Brody were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Chandler, Arizona
Object
Foam-core surfboard
Job
Action sports videographer
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