Bodie
Bodie is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Bodie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bodie is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Bodie
Bodie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1920, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 1,068 births, good for #323 nationwide. About 59% of every Bodie on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Bodie ranks #323 for baby boys with 1,068 births, rising sharply (+129% over the past five years). All told, over 9K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Bodie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Bodie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Where is Bodie most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- United States51%
- Australia23%
- United Kingdom9%
- Netherlands9%
- New Zealand8%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Bodie
Phonetically similar names — useful when Bodie is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Bodie
Bodie is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Bodie's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #323. Use the chart and map above to compare Bodie'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.