How Many People Are Named Broderick?
An estimated 8,474 people in the United States have the first name Broderick. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Broderick peaked in popularity in 2009 with 253 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Broderick as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Broderick paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,474
About 1 in 40,448 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2009
253 births
Total Registered
8,900
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Broderick
Broderick is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 8,900 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Broderick as a male name
Ranked #2,391 in 2024
58 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (253 births)
Broderick: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Broderick span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,889 babies were registered. Broderick has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Broderick by Decade
How has Broderick tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Broderick by State
Birth registrations for Broderick span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Louisiana. The lowest are in Oklahoma, New Jersey, Utah. On average, about 165 Brodericks were registered per state.
Broderick + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Broderick as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Broderick: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Broderick?
We estimate approximately 8,474 people named Broderick are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 40,448 Americans share this first name.
Is Broderick a common name?
Broderick is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,900 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Broderick most popular?
Broderick reached peak popularity in 2009, when 253 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Broderick is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Broderick a male name?
Broderick is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Broderick Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Broderick Smith, Broderick Johnson, Broderick Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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