Brodie vs Darcey
Brodie and Darceycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2015, Brodie was ranked #277 and Darcey #4747 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Brodie was ranked #3015 and Darcey #305 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2008, Brodie was ranked #750 and Darcey #430 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Brodie and Darcey over time
Brodie and Darcey appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Darcey held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Brodie in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Brodie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Darcey in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Brodie held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Darcey in 27.
Highest recorded here: Brodie #367 in 2002, Darcey #72 in 2014.
The order changed in 1998: Darcey moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #565 and #618; by 1998 that had become #846 and #418.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Brodie #3015, Darcey #305.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Brodie | Darcey |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #223 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Brodie and Darcey both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Brodie
Popularity journey
First recorded1994
First recorded at #79 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1994 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded2024–2024
Highest recorded position: #16 among boys in Scotland, in 2024 (recorded 2024–2024).
Scotland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #223 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Darcey
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #753 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #72 among girls in England and Wales, in 2014 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls