boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Bodie

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #275 Trend ↑ Rising 181%
Rank 2025
#275
among boys · ↑71 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,268
named Bodie · +26% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,368
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
1,268 babies
All-time total
8,704
#1,317 all-time among boys
First recorded
1920
in Social Security records

Bodie popularity over time

8,704 babies have been named Bodie since 1920, 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 – 11 11 1 – #3,870
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – 19 19 2 – #3,059
1960s – 62 62 6 +226% #2,202
1970s – 107 107 11 +73% #2,732
1980s – 107 107 11 0% #2,277
1990s – 252 252 25 +136% #2,235
2000s – 1,035 1,035 104 +311% #1,009
2010s 26 2,292 2,318 232 +124% #678
2020s (to 2025) 83 4,710 4,793 799 +245% #275

Where Bodie 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 1,489 0.87 #237
2027 1,728 1.01 #204
2028 1,962 1.15 #187
2029 2,186 1.28 #168
2030 2,396 1.40 #155

Where Bodie is most popular

Boys named Bodie per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.494 per 1,000. Strongest in North Dakota, Montana, and Maine.

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 Bodie 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
North Dakota 39 2.28 +363%
Montana 38 2.15 +337%
Maine 38 1.96 +297%
Idaho 73 1.78 +261%
South Dakota 33 1.77 +259%
New Hampshire 27 1.22 +146%
Nebraska 52 1.20 +142%
Iowa 82 1.19 +141%
Vermont 7 1.11 +126%
Utah 105 1.10 +123%
Kansas 74 1.08 +119%
Oklahoma 89 1.01 +104%
Minnesota 122 0.995 +101%
West Virginia 30 0.919 +86%
Colorado 108 0.837 +70%
Indiana 132 0.823 +67%
Kentucky 80 0.797 +62%
Nevada 45 0.789 +60%
Washington 126 0.770 +56%
Oregon 57 0.751 +52%
North Carolina 189 0.740 +50%
Missouri 100 0.721 +46%
Massachusetts 99 0.720 +46%
Arkansas 45 0.711 +44%
Tennessee 126 0.698 +41%
Alabama 76 0.695 +41%
Mississippi 39 0.686 +39%
Michigan 137 0.669 +36%
Virginia 126 0.664 +35%
South Carolina 61 0.590 +20%
Ohio 155 0.585 +18%
Pennsylvania 154 0.580 +18%
Wisconsin 64 0.540 +9%
Alaska 6 0.504 ≈ national
Arizona 82 0.501 ≈ national
Illinois 125 0.489 ≈ national
Connecticut 33 0.487 ≈ national
California 418 0.457 -7%
Georgia 109 0.430 -13%
Maryland 50 0.419 -15%
Louisiana 38 0.371 -25%
Rhode Island 5 0.307 -38%
New Mexico 10 0.303 -39%
Texas 260 0.295 -40%
New York 125 0.289 -42%
Florida 133 0.281 -43%
New Jersey 51 0.253 -49%
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Wyoming – – –

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 Bodie

Bodie is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #275 in 2025 with 1,249 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1920, 8,704 American babies have been named Bodie. Its peak came in 2025, when 1,268 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 Bodie stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Bodie?

The median living Bodie is about 4 years old; half are between 1 and 12. An estimated 8,600 people named Bodie are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

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

Bodie 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 19 #6,160 1,249 #275
2024 18 #6,443 987 #346
2023 17 #6,719 827 #387
2022 10 #9,807 637 #484
2021 7 #12,430 563 #521
2020 12 #8,489 447 #612
2019 8 #11,543 379 #678
2018 7 #12,707 302 #769
2017 6 #14,433 277 #816
2016 – – 277 #823
2015 5 #16,886 215 #958
2014 – – 214 #979
2013 – – 132 #1,308
2012 – – 139 #1,267
2011 – – 170 #1,091
2010 – – 187 #1,039
2009 – – 124 #1,377
2008 – – 139 #1,254
2007 – – 144 #1,224
2006 – – 182 #1,009
2005 – – 106 #1,402
2004 – – 75 #1,702
2003 – – 89 #1,467
2002 – – 108 #1,258
2001 – – 29 #3,071
2000 – – 39 #2,433
1995 – – 26 #2,773
1990 – – 9 #5,420
1985 – – 12 #3,617
1980 – – 9 #4,175
1975 – – 14 #2,772
1970 – – 7 #3,884
1965 – – 7 #3,269
1960 – – 10 #2,700
1955 – – 5 #3,936
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – 6 #3,870
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Bodie?

The median living Bodie is about 4 years old. Half of all living Bodies are between 1 and 12 years old.

How many people named Bodie are alive today?

An estimated 8,600 people named Bodie are alive in the United States, based on 8,704 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Bodie in 2025?

Bodie ranked #275 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,249 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Bodie?

8,704 babies have been named Bodie in the United States since 1920, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Bodie most popular?

Bodie peaked in 2025, when 1,268 newborns received the name.

Is Bodie a boy or girl name?

Bodie is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Bodie rising or falling?

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

Will Bodie become more popular?

Bodie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,396 boys named Bodie in 2030, which would rank around #155. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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