Broderick
Masculine · “son of Rhydderch”
Broderick is the Welsh ap Rhydderch — son of Rhydderch — and Rhydderch means reddish-brown or greatly favored.
How old is the name Broderick?
Broderick first appears in US birth records in 1950 — 75 years ago. The typical Broderick alive today was born around 1996, making them about 29 years old. About 8,500 people named Broderick are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Broderick most popular?
Broderick peaked in 1956, reaching #683 nationally. Today it ranks #2572, 1,889 places below that high. See the whole 1956 chart.
Broderick appears on this list:
Where it comes from
From ap Rhydderch to Broderick
The story of Broderick
Welsh patronymics fused the ap particle onto the following name — ap Rhydderch became Prydderch and Broderick, as ap Rhys became Price. Rhydderch Hael was a sixth-century king of Strathclyde. Broderick entered American given-name use and appears in the registers in current use.
Meaningscholars disagree
son of Rhydderch
From the Welsh ap Rhydderch, with the ap fused on. Rhydderch is generally read from rhudd, 'reddish', and erch, or as 'greatly favored'. The patronymic construction is documented; the root's precise sense is not settled.
How the name formed
- ap Rhydderch
- Broderick
Related forms: Rhydderch · Broderic
Pronouncing Broderick
BROD-uh-rik
Three syllables, stress on the first. Welsh Rhydderch is HRUTH-erkh.
Nicknames for Broderick
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1950
- Most boys named
- 2008231 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #683reached in 1956
- Change vs 2023
- −21.5%51 in 2025, from 65
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Broderick in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Rhydderch in Welsh — related form
- Broderic in English — spelling variant
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, Ohio.
Brodericks among us
people named Broderick are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 33,492 born in 2025 was named Broderick
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Hosie test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Broderick's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Hosie climbed just as high around 1901, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Hosie's path sketches the road Broderick is walking now.
Broderick sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Broderick is headed
Broderick is easing off slowly — about 20% fewer babies a year by 2030 if the trend continues.
High confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Broderick beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Broderick in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That ap fused onto names to make Broderick and Price is a first-rate fact.
- Brody and Rick are two short forms, both with real records.
- A sixth-century king of Strathclyde carries the root name.
- The root's precise sense is not settled.
- It reads as a surname to many English speakers.
- Three syllables make it moderately long for everyday use.
Nobody names a baby alone.
Put Broderick to the vote.
Add it to a family vote or a couple’s swipe deck — the other person gets one card, a simple answer and room to say why. No app, no account for them.
Only the people you invite can see your list.
Already decided on Broderick? Hide it among decoys and let them guess.
What they receive
Someone added a name to your list
Broderick
Masculine · #2572 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Brodericks are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 8,500 people named Broderick are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Broderick in 2025?
- Broderick ranks #2572 among US boy names in 2025, with 51 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Broderick?
- About 1 in every 33,492 US boys born in 2025 was named Broderick — 51 in all.
- Will my child share the name Broderick with classmates?
- Broderick will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Broderick
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
Ripp#2572 · Efraim#2572 · Willem#2572 · Duane#2572 · Nikolaos#2572 · Nicolai#2572 · Zair#2572 · Parth#2572
Looking for what else is popular rather than what resembles Broderick? See the current top 100.
Choosing between Broderick and another name?
See them side by side — full stats, history and a gentle verdict.
Compare side by sideIn a hurry? Just pick a winner — one tap, no sign-up, and you see how everyone else voted.
Weighing a whole shortlist? Add the rest in the builder, or settle it with a bracket.
Cast your vote
Which one would you pick?
Your gut first, the numbers after — the split shows once you pick.
US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
No advertising trackers and no data sellinghow we handle your dataindependent and founder-run, about Name Battle