Brodie vs Kade
Brodie and Kadecompared 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.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Brodie was ranked #16 and Kade #352 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Brodie was ranked #84 and Kade #216 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Brodie was ranked #139 and Kade #638 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Brodie was ranked #223 and Kade #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2013, Brodie was ranked #1707 and Kade #5742 among girls in England and Wales.
Brodie and Kade over time
Brodie and Kade appear together in 3 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Brodie held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Kade in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kade reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Brodie in 1. 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.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Brodie #63 in 2023, Kade #216 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Brodie held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Kade in 0.
Highest recorded here: Brodie #135 in 2022, Kade #396 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Brodie #139, Kade #638.
Republic of Ireland · Boys14 shared years, 2008–2025
Brodie held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Kade in 1.
Highest recorded here: Brodie #192 in 2022, Kade #324 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Brodie #223, Kade #509.
Northern Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2009–2024
Brodie held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Kade in 1.
Highest recorded here: Brodie #63 in 2023, Kade #216 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Brodie #84, Kade #216.
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 | Kade |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| 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 · Boys #509 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Brodie and Kade 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
Kade
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #728 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2009–2024
Highest recorded position: #216 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2009–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys