Bode

Where Bode comes from

* As a Dutch and German surname, from bode (“messenger”). * As a German and Danish surname, from the name Bodo, derived from Old Saxon bodo (“messenger”), related to above. * As a Dutch and German surname, from Bude (“booth, small house”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Bode
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1945
    Bode George born
    Nigerian politician
  2. 1977
    Bode Miller born
    American alpine ski racer
  3. 1998
    First appearance
    #6,843 among boys, 8 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 2025
    Peak, #748
    347 babies named Bode — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Bode Miller · American alpine ski racer, born 1977
  • Bode George · Nigerian politician, born 1945
  • Bode Hidalgo · American soccer player, born 2002
  • Bode Thomas · Nigerian politician, 1918–1953
  • Bode Olajumoke · Nigerian politician, born 1944

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.