Brodie vs Ralph
Brodie and Ralphcompared 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 Ralph #246 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Brodie was ranked #84 and Ralph #239 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Brodie was ranked #139 and Ralph #94 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Brodie was ranked #223 and Ralph #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Brodie and Ralph over time
Brodie and Ralph appear together in 3 published lists, across 62 years of shared records. Brodie held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ralph in 1.
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.
Ralph reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Brodie 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.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Brodie and Ralph changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #139 and #94.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Brodie held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Ralph in 21.
Highest recorded here: Brodie #135 in 2022, Ralph #81 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Brodie #139, Ralph #94.
Republic of Ireland · Boys19 shared years, 2006–2025
Brodie held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Ralph in 5.
Highest recorded here: Brodie #192 in 2022, Ralph #322 in 2019.
The order changed in 2020: Brodie moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #402 and #322; by 2020 that had become #342 and #637.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Brodie #223, Ralph #372.
Northern Ireland · Boys14 shared years, 2006–2024
Brodie held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Ralph in 1.
Highest recorded here: Brodie #63 in 2023, Ralph #193 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Brodie #84, Ralph #239.
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 | Ralph |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #223 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #372 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Brodie has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Ralph.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, 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
Ralph
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #214 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #81 among boys in England and Wales, in 2019 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys