Broderick is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “son of Rhydderch.” In 2024 it was given to 58 boys in the United States.
Broderick belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “son of Rhydderch” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Broderick first appears in Social Security records in 1950. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #683 in 1956, and in 2024 58 babies received the name — 8,900 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Broderick means “son of Rhydderch” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Broderick is a boy name. In 2024, 58 babies received the name in the US.
Broderick comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Broderick first appears in US records in 1950. Its best-ever ranking was #683 in 1956, and 58 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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