Broly
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 22 babies a year in the US.
Broly by the numbers
Broly was given to 22 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Broly
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Broly. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Brodyditch or muddy place491 in England and Wales (2025)
- Bradybroad, wide; a surname used as a given name1,737 in the US (2017)
- Brockbadger or brook547 in the US (2017)
- Billyresolute protector; a form of william481 in England and Wales (2025)
- Brooka small stream71 in the US (2017)
- Bradlybroad meadow; spelling variant of Bradley35 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Broly
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