boy's name
Broderick
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 9
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 9,218
Broderick is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 51 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2009, when 253 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 65,007 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1950.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Broderick over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 594 |
| 1960s | 600 |
| 1970s | 999 |
| 1980s | 1,226 |
| 1990s | 1,490 |
| 2000s | 1,889 |
| 2010s | 1,735 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 419 |
How popular is Broderick?
In 2025, Broderick was given to 51 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Broderick is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Broderick
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Broderick also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Broderick over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Broderick in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Brodrick
Sibling names for Broderick
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Broderick — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Broderick
How popular is the name Broderick?
In 2025, Broderick was given to 51 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Broderick a girl's or a boy's name?
Broderick is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Broderick?
Broderick has 3 syllables.
When was Broderick most popular?
Broderick peaked in 2009, when 253 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Broderick a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Broderick currently ranks #2,574 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.