boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Bodhi

Meaning Modern English usage from bodhi Gender Boy · 4% girls Rank 2025 #265 Trend → Stable

Modern English usage from bodhi; influenced by characters in films and comics.

Rank 2025
#265
among boys · ↑36 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,331
named Bodhi · +15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,313
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
1,331 babies
All-time total
14,854
#1,002 all-time among boys
First recorded
1976
in Social Security records

Bodhi popularity over time

14,854 babies have been named Bodhi since 1976, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 15 15 2 – #5,688
1980s – – – – – –
1990s – 156 156 16 – #2,949
2000s 19 788 807 81 +417% #1,241
2010s 268 6,291 6,559 656 +713% #300
2020s (to 2025) 275 7,042 7,317 1,220 +86% #265

Where Bodhi is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 1,323 0.77 #262
2027 1,342 0.79 #258
2028 1,359 0.80 #255
2029 1,373 0.80 #254
2030 1,385 0.81 #250

Where Bodhi is most popular

Boys named Bodhi per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.682 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, Vermont, and Montana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Bodhi born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Hawaii 52 3.35 +391%
Vermont 21 3.34 +390%
Montana 54 3.06 +349%
Oregon 149 1.96 +188%
Maine 37 1.91 +180%
Idaho 71 1.73 +154%
South Dakota 31 1.67 +144%
Washington 256 1.56 +129%
New Hampshire 33 1.49 +118%
Utah 127 1.33 +95%
Colorado 162 1.26 +84%
West Virginia 40 1.23 +80%
Wyoming 7 1.21 +77%
Iowa 83 1.20 +77%
Missouri 154 1.11 +63%
Ohio 271 1.02 +50%
Virginia 177 0.933 +37%
Nevada 53 0.930 +36%
Alaska 11 0.924 +35%
Arizona 151 0.923 +35%
Rhode Island 15 0.920 +35%
Kansas 62 0.904 +33%
Oklahoma 79 0.893 +31%
Minnesota 109 0.889 +30%
Connecticut 60 0.886 +30%
New Mexico 29 0.880 +29%
Nebraska 38 0.874 +28%
Wisconsin 101 0.853 +25%
Kentucky 84 0.837 +23%
Massachusetts 115 0.836 +23%
Indiana 134 0.836 +23%
Pennsylvania 220 0.829 +22%
Michigan 168 0.820 +20%
California 742 0.812 +19%
Arkansas 50 0.790 +16%
North Carolina 201 0.787 +15%
Maryland 92 0.771 +13%
Tennessee 136 0.753 +11%
South Carolina 67 0.648 -5%
Florida 306 0.646 -5%
New Jersey 130 0.646 -5%
Illinois 152 0.595 -13%
Delaware 9 0.594 -13%
Louisiana 58 0.567 -17%
Alabama 60 0.549 -20%
Georgia 128 0.505 -26%
Mississippi 26 0.458 -33%
New York 182 0.420 -38%
North Dakota 7 0.410 -40%
Texas 311 0.353 -48%
District of Columbia 5 0.339 -50%

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Bodhi

Bodhi is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #265 in 2025 with 1,301 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1976, 14,854 American babies have been named Bodhi. Its peak came in 2025, when 1,331 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Bodhi stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Bodhi?

The median living Bodhi is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 9. An estimated 15 thousand people named Bodhi are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Bodhi year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 30 #4,571 1,301 #265
2024 37 #3,976 1,117 #301
2023 54 #3,050 1,126 #294
2022 50 #3,224 1,125 #300
2021 55 #3,010 1,220 #284
2020 49 #3,189 1,153 #295
2019 68 #2,566 1,133 #300
2018 60 #2,815 1,090 #312
2017 43 #3,566 1,173 #300
2016 37 #4,005 921 #361
2015 16 #7,336 585 #498
2014 6 #14,885 436 #612
2013 12 #9,122 271 #807
2012 9 #11,421 238 #880
2011 12 #9,253 219 #920
2010 5 #17,456 225 #907
2009 6 #15,554 144 #1,241
2008 7 #14,080 138 #1,265
2007 – – 124 #1,351
2006 – – 105 #1,460
2005 6 #14,783 70 #1,841
2004 – – 55 #2,134
2003 – – 47 #2,276
2002 – – 51 #2,093
2001 – – 36 #2,622
2000 – – 18 #4,225
1995 – – 13 #4,541
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Bodhi, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Bodhi?

The median living Bodhi is about 6 years old. Half of all living Bodhis are between 3 and 9 years old.

How many people named Bodhi are alive today?

An estimated 15 thousand people named Bodhi are alive in the United States, based on 14,854 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Bodhi mean?

Modern English usage from bodhi; influenced by characters in films and comics.

How popular is the name Bodhi in 2025?

Bodhi ranked #265 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,301 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Bodhi?

14,854 babies have been named Bodhi in the United States since 1976, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Bodhi most popular?

Bodhi peaked in 2025, when 1,331 newborns received the name.

Is Bodhi a boy or girl name?

Bodhi is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 96% of babies with the name.

Is the name Bodhi rising or falling?

Bodhi is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Bodhi become more popular?

Bodhi looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,385 boys named Bodhi in 2030, ranking around #250. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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