boy's name
Bodie
BOH-dee
- Origin Disputed
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 9,866
the United States
#275
2025 births
Bodie is a boy's name with no single agreed origin. It is used as a short form of Boden and Bodhi, as a variant of Brody, and as a spelling of the California gold-rush town, and reference sources disagree about which of these the modern name actually descends from.
- Bodie is a name of Disputed origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 1,268 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 2,615 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1920.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Bodie over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 11 |
| 1950s | 19 |
| 1960s | 62 |
| 1970s | 107 |
| 1980s | 107 |
| 1990s | 252 |
| 2000s | 1,035 |
| 2010s | 2,318 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 4,793 |
What Bodie means
Bodie has no settled meaning. The Germanic Boden gives messenger or herald; the Sanskrit bodhi gives awakening; the Irish Brody gives ditch or muddy place. Which one applies depends on the family, and none has priority.
Where Bodie comes from
Bodie collects several unrelated names into one spelling. The Germanic Bodo and its derivative Boden come from a root meaning to announce, giving a messenger or herald, and produced the English surname Bode. The Irish surname Brody, from Ó Bruadair or from a place name meaning ditch, is a separate line that Bodie is often used to shorten. The Sanskrit bodhi, awakening, sits behind the modern name Bodhi and is frequently spelled Bodie by families who did not intend the Buddhist reference. And Bodie, California, an abandoned gold-rush town, has supplied the name a Western flavor that has nothing to do with any of them.
Bodie in use
Bodie charts in four of the seven countries we track and reached its highest recorded use in 2025.
How popular is Bodie?
In 2025, Bodie was given to 1,268 babies in the United States, ranking #275 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Bodie is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Bodie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Bodie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Bodie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Bodie
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Bodie in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Bodie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Bodie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Bodie
What does the name Bodie mean?
There is no single answer. It is used as a form of Boden (herald), Bodhi (awakening) and Brody, and sources disagree about which the modern name descends from.
What is the difference between Bodie and Bodhi?
Bodhi is a Sanskrit word meaning awakening, central to Buddhism. Bodie is often used as a spelling of it, but it also stands for Boden and Brody, which are unrelated.
Is Bodie a boy's or a girl's name?
It is given almost entirely to boys.
How popular is the name Bodie?
In 2025, Bodie was given to 1,268 babies in the United States, ranking #275 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
How many syllables are in Bodie?
Bodie has 2 syllables.
When was Bodie most popular?
Bodie peaked in 2025, when 1,268 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Bodie?
Bodie is usually shortened to Bo.
Is Bodie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Bodie currently ranks #275 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.