Unisex name
Brodie
6,096 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2022. Expression number: 8.
Origin
Scottish habitational surname of uncertain meaning. Probably of Pictish or Gaelic origin. Some of the suggestions that have been advanced as to the meaning of the name Brodie are: "ditch" or "mire", from the old Irish word broth; "muddy place", from the Gaelic word brothach; "a point", "a spot", or "level piece of land", from the Gaelic word Brodha; or originated from the Pict name Brude, Bruid or Bridei from King Bridei of the Picts.From Wiktionary, entry “Brodie”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2022: 420 births. 6,096 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. It is given to girls (16%) as well as boys (84%). It is still given: 1,927 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2008: 722 births. 11,889 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It is given to girls (4%) as well as boys (96%). It really came into use around 1970. It is still given: 1,365 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2022: 27 births. 226 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2020s. It is given to girls (4%) as well as boys (96%). It really came into use around 2022. It is still given: 114 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
2 + 9 + 6 + 4 + 9 + 5 = 35 → 8
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
2
cooperation, sensitivity, connection
6 + 9 + 5 = 20 → 2
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
2 + 9 + 4 = 15 → 6
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 3, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 9 · humanity, generosity, completion
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.