Holding steady.
Popularity of Brodin since 1997
Babies named Brodin per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 16 |
| 2000s | 55 |
| 2010s | 61 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Brodin is a modern American creation that first entered Social Security records in 1997. Its peak year was 2010, coinciding with a broader fashion for names ending in -in and -en. Though it has never ranked in the top 1,000, its trajectory has been stable, suggesting a steady but small number of parents choose it each year. Brodin is almost exclusively given to boys, and its lack of top-state data indicates its use is scattered rather than concentrated in any one region. The name exemplifies the contemporary trend of blending familiar sounds into fresh coinages, appealing to parents who want something distinctive without straying far from traditional-sounding choices.
Brodin is a modern coinage, first recorded in the United States in 1997. It likely formed by combining the initial element of names like Brody or Brady with the fashionable -in suffix. Its rise in the 2010s reflects broader trends in American naming toward invented, short, and masculine-sounding names.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Brod, Brody, Din
Sibling names for Brodin
Names that share Brodin's style, for a brother or sister.
