Bodey
Bodey is a surname. People with that name include:David Bodey, British judge George Bodey, Australian politician Greta Bodey, Australian rules footballer John Bodey (1549–1583), English Roman Catholic academic jurist and lay theologian W. S. Bodey, (1814–1859), American prospector who discovered gold in Eastern California
Meaning & Origin of Bodey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bodey is a surname. People with that name include:David Bodey, British judge George Bodey, Australian politician Greta Bodey, Australian rules footballer John Bodey (1549–1583), English Roman Catholic academic jurist and lay theologian W. S. Bodey, (1814–1859), American prospector who discovered gold in Eastern California
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The Story of Bodey
American parents first put Bodey on the record books as a baby boy name in 1992, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 41 Bodeys were born — ranking #2,873 that year. About 39% of every Bodey on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Bodey ranks #3,628 for baby boys with 31 births, rising sharply (+33% over the past five years). All told, over 660 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Bodey
Bodey is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 660 births in the dataset. Bodey's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #2,873. Use the chart and map above to compare Bodey's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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