Fun Facts About the Name Bodie
- More than 8 thousand babies named Bodie: U.S. records list 8,696 babies given the name Bodie from 1880 through 2025. Even 109 girls received the name Bodie - about 1 girl for every 79 boys.
What Does the Name Bodie Mean?
Bodie is an English surname used as a given name. Its most common explanation is that it is a variant of the surname Body, from the Middle English personal name Bodi, a short form of names formed with Old English boda, meaning 'messenger.' The same surname is sometimes explained instead as a nickname from Middle English bodi, meaning 'body,' so the surname's exact origin is not certain. Bodie is not a form of the Sanskrit name Bodhi, which means 'awakening' or 'enlightenment.'
Bodie Name History & Origins
The name Bodie comes from surname use rather than from a single ancient given name. In England, Body and Bodie belong to the same surname family; medieval English records contain both personal-name and nickname origins for it. A separate Scottish surname, Boddie, is habitational, taken from a place in Banffshire, and Bodie can be a variant spelling of it. As a first name, Bodie is a transferred surname use found in English-speaking countries. The ghost town of Bodie, California, was named for the prospector William S. Bodey, whose surname was also spelled Bodie; that place name is not the source of the personal name. The similar-sounding Bodhi has a different origin and should not be confused with it.
How Popular is the Name Bodie?
Bodie recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2025. Its best rank was #275 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,160 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2024 | #6,412 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #6,714 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #9,799 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #12,419 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #8,482 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #11,539 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #12,705 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #14,429 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #16,883 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #275 | 1,249 | 0.0731% |
| 2024 | #346 | 980 | 0.0571% |
| 2023 | #387 | 827 | 0.0484% |
| 2022 | #484 | 637 | 0.0365% |
| 2021 | #521 | 562 | 0.0321% |
| 2020 | #612 | 447 | 0.0259% |
| 2019 | #677 | 379 | 0.0211% |
| 2018 | #769 | 302 | 0.0166% |
| 2017 | #816 | 277 | 0.0150% |
| 2016 | #823 | 277 | 0.0146% |
| 2015 | #958 | 215 | 0.0112% |
| 2014 | #979 | 214 | 0.0111% |
| 2013 | #1,308 | 132 | 0.0070% |
| 2012 | #1,266 | 139 | 0.0073% |
| 2011 | #1,091 | 170 | 0.0090% |
| 2010 | #1,039 | 187 | 0.0097% |
| 2009 | #1,377 | 124 | 0.0063% |
| 2008 | #1,253 | 139 | 0.0068% |
| 2007 | #1,224 | 144 | 0.0069% |
| 2006 | #1,009 | 182 | 0.0089% |
| 2005 | #1,402 | 106 | 0.0053% |
| 2004 | #1,702 | 75 | 0.0038% |
| 2003 | #1,467 | 89 | 0.0045% |
| 2002 | #1,258 | 108 | 0.0056% |
| 2001 | #3,071 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2000 | #2,433 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 1999 | #2,355 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1998 | #2,559 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1997 | #2,234 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1996 | #3,209 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1995 | #2,773 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1994 | #2,626 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1993 | #2,713 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1992 | #3,118 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1991 | #4,794 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #5,420 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #3,219 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #5,524 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #4,500 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #3,617 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1984 | #3,730 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #3,087 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1982 | #5,076 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #2,277 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1980 | #4,175 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #4,454 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #2,805 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1977 | #3,058 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1976 | #3,747 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #2,774 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1974 | #2,968 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1973 | #2,733 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #3,377 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #4,004 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #3,885 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #3,342 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #3,268 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #2,429 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1962 | #2,203 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1961 | #2,566 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1960 | #2,701 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #3,058 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #3,603 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #3,936 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1922 | #4,374 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1920 | #3,870 | 6 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Bodie Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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