Bodin
Bodin is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 910-square-kilometre (350 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1968. The area is now part of Bodø Municipality in the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre was located in the town of Bodø which actually was not part of Bodin Municipality.
Meaning & Origin of Bodin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bodin is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 910-square-kilometre (350 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1968. The area is now part of Bodø Municipality in the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre was located in the town of Bodø which actually was not part of Bodin Municipality.
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The Story of Bodin
Bodin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2002, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 29 Bodins were born — ranking #3,738 that year. As of 2026, Bodin ranks #4,449 for baby boys with 23 births, holding steady (+5%). In total, more than 360 Bodins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Bodin
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- Adelsteen Normann (1848-1918), a painter
- Reidar Carlsen (1908- 1987), a politician for the Labour Party of Norway
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About the name Bodin
Bodin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 360 births in the dataset. Bodin's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #3,738. Use the chart and map above to compare Bodin'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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